Nonstop flight route between Limestone, Maine, United States and Hawker, South Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Loring International Airport (LIZ), Limestone, Maine, United States and Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,681 miles (or 17,189 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 Loring International Airport and Wilpena Pound, 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 Loring International Airport and Wilpena Pound. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Loring International Airport (LIZ):

• Because of Loring International Airport's relatively low elevation of 745 feet, planes can take off or land at Loring International 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.
• Loring International Airport (LIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Loring International Airport", another name for LIZ is "ME16".
• The closest airport to Loring International Airport (LIZ) is Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of LIZ.
• The furthest airport from Loring International Airport (LIZ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):

• Wilpena Pound is one of the most popular sites in the Flinders Ranges for international tourists to visit the outback because of the large development that has occurred at the Wilpena Pound Resort on the eastern side of Wilpena Pound and Rawnsley Park Station on the western side.
• The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
• Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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.
• The highest peak in the Pound, also the highest of the Flinders Ranges, is St Mary Peak, on the north-eastern side.
• The first European to see the distant mountains of the Pound was almost certainly Edward Eyre from the western plains on his first 1839 expedition to the vicinity of Lake Torrens.
• The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.