Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Wau, Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Wau Airport (WUU), Wau, Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,176 miles (or 11,549 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Wau 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Wau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGE / KMGE |
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Location: | Marietta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°54'55"N by 84°30'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MGE |
More Information: | MGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUU / HSWW |
Airport Name: | Wau Airport |
Location: | Wau, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°43'29"N by 27°58'48"E |
Area Served: | Wau, South Sudan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 1421 feet (433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WUU |
More Information: | WUU Maps & Info |
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, work on this new airfield accelerated rapidly.
- In May, the local government issued bonds to purchase 563 acres located 3½ miles southeast of Marietta along the western side of the new four-lane superhighway, U.S.
- In June 1992 the official name was changed from Dobbins Air Force Base to Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
- In 1948, part of the land and barracks at the original Naval Air Station Atlanta in nearby Chamblee were given to the state for the purpose of creating an engineering technology school that could rapidly train returning soldiers for civilian work in various technical fields.
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
- The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
- The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Wau Airport (WUU):
- The closest airport to Wau Airport (WUU) is M'Boki Airport (MKI), which is located 217 miles (349 kilometers) SW of WUU.
- Wau Airport (WUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wau Airport (WUU) is Mataiva Airport (MVT), which is located 11,895 miles (19,143 kilometers) away in Mataiva, French Polynesia.
- Service to Juba, South Sudan was provided by Southern Star Airlines until the airlines failure in late 2011.