Nonstop flight route between Noumea, New Caledonia and Walterboro, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tontouta International Airport (NOU), Noumea, New Caledonia and Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), Walterboro, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,335 miles (or 13,414 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 Tontouta International Airport and Lowcountry Regional 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 Tontouta International Airport and Lowcountry Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOU / NWWW |
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Location: | Noumea, New Caledonia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°0'59"S by 166°12'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | New Caledonia Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOU |
More Information: | NOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RBW / KRBW |
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Location: | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'15"N by 80°38'26"W |
Area Served: | Walterboro, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | City of Walterboro & Colleton County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RBW |
More Information: | RBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Tontouta International Airport (NOU):
- Because of Tontouta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Tontouta 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.
- Tontouta International Airport (NOU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tontouta International Airport (NOU) is Fderik Airport (FGD), which is nearly antipodal to Tontouta International Airport (meaning Tontouta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fderik Airport), and is located 12,356 miles (19,885 kilometers) away in Fderik, Mauritania.
- In addition to being known as "Tontouta International Airport", another name for NOU is "Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta".
- La Tontouta International Airport or Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport is the main international airport on New Caledonia.
- The closest airport to Tontouta International Airport (NOU) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) SE of NOU.
Facts about Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW):
- Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,527 miles (18,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Lowcountry Regional Airport", another name for RBW is "Walterboro Army Airfield".
- Because of Lowcountry Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Lowcountry Regional 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.
- Walterboro AAF also hosted the largest camouflage school in the United States, as well as a 250 person Prisoner of War Camp.
- The closest airport to Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Charleston International Airport (CHS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of RBW.