Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Wotho, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bowman Field (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Wotho Airport (WTO), Wotho, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,750 miles (or 10,863 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 Bowman Field and Wotho 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 Bowman Field and Wotho Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOU / KLOU |
Airport Name: | Bowman Field |
Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°13'41"N by 85°39'48"W |
Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
Operator/Owner: | Louisville Regional Airport Authority (LRAA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 546 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOU |
More Information: | LOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WTO / |
Airport Name: | Wotho Airport |
Location: | Wotho, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'23"N by 166°0'10"E |
Area Served: | Wotho, Wotho Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from WTO |
More Information: | WTO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bowman Field (LOU):
- Bowman Field was used in the James Bond film Goldfinger as the base for Pussy Galore's Flying Circus.
- During the Great Depression, Louisvillians would often come to the Art Deco terminal building to watch airplanes depart and land as a form of inexpensive entertainment.
- Bowman Field is a public airport five miles southeast of downtown Louisville, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
- The closest airport to Bowman Field (LOU) is Louisville International Airport (SDF), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) SW of LOU.
- The furthest airport from Bowman Field (LOU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,243 miles (18,093 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The buildings of the Bowman Field Historic District are related not only by proximity and historical function, but by their Art Deco/Art Moderne styling and use of masonry materials such as brick, stone and concrete.
- Bowman Field (LOU) has 2 runways.
- The dominant landmark of Bowman Field is its terminal, known as the Administration Building, styled in aerodynamic Moderne.
- Because of Bowman Field's relatively low elevation of 546 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowman Field 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.
Facts about Wotho Airport (WTO):
- The furthest airport from Wotho Airport (WTO) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Wotho Airport (meaning Wotho Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,282 miles (19,766 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Wotho Airport (WTO) is Elenak Airport (EAL), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) SE of WTO.