Nonstop flight route between Oum Hadjer, Chad and Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM), Oum Hadjer, Chad and Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL), Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,056 miles (or 14,574 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 Oum-Hadjer Airport and Illawarra 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 Oum-Hadjer Airport and Illawarra 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: | OUM / |
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Location: | Oum Hadjer, Chad |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°16'36"N by 19°42'35"E |
Area Served: | Oum-Hadjer |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1198 feet (365 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OUM |
More Information: | OUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WOL / YWOL |
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Location: | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'39"S by 150°47'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shellharbour City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WOL |
More Information: | WOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM):
- The closest airport to Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) ENE of OUM.
- The furthest airport from Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Oum-Hadjer Airport (meaning Oum-Hadjer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Oum-Hadjer Airport", another name for OUM is "Oum-Hadjer Airport (Oum-Hadjer)".
- Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL):
- The primary runway is 16/34, with a paved surface measuring 1,819 m × 30 m.
- In 1990, the first master plan was prepared for the Illawarra Regional Airport, providing a framework for future management and developments when Shellharbour City Council assumed full responsibility for the operation of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Illawarra Regional Airport (meaning Illawarra Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,162 miles (19,573 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society is based at Illawarra Regional Airport.
- Despite the length of the runway being sufficient for operating large passenger jets such as the Boeing 737, the pavements are currently only suitable for aircraft with a Maximum Takeoff Weight not exceeding 25,000 kilograms.
- The closest airport to Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Camden Aerodrome (CDU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of WOL.
- The airport is home to a growing Light Aeronautics Industry Cluster, the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, Australian Aerial Patrol, and a range of tourism related operations.
- Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Illawarra Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Illawarra 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.
- In addition to being known as "Illawarra Regional Airport", another name for WOL is "Wollongong Airport".