Nonstop flight route between Willmar, Minnesota, United States and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willmar Municipal Airport (ILL), Willmar, Minnesota, United States and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,753 miles (or 4,430 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Willmar Municipal Airport and Wainwright Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Willmar Municipal Airport and Wainwright Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILL / KILL |
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Location: | Willmar, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°7'4"N by 95°7'50"W |
Area Served: | Willmar, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Willmar |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1126 feet (343 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILL |
More Information: | ILL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
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Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Willmar Municipal Airport (ILL):
- Willmar Municipal Airport (ILL) has 2 runways.
- The first Willmar Municipal Airport was established in 1934 as a federal work relief project during the New Deal.
- The closest airport to Willmar Municipal Airport (ILL) is Benson Municipal Airport (BBB), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of ILL.
- The furthest airport from Willmar Municipal Airport (ILL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,664 miles (17,162 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Willmar Municipal Airport", other names for ILL include "John L. Rice Field", "KBDH" and "BDH".
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
- Wainwright Airport resides at elevation of 45 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Wainwright.
- Wainwright Airport is a public use airport located in Wainwright, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S.
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.