Nonstop flight route between Walterboro, South Carolina, United States and Great Barrier Island, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), Walterboro, South Carolina, United States and Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), Great Barrier Island, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,218 miles (or 13,225 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 Lowcountry Regional Airport and Great Barrier Aerodrome, 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 Lowcountry Regional Airport and Great Barrier Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBZ / NZGB |
Airport Name: | Great Barrier Aerodrome |
Location: | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'29"S by 175°28'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Auckland Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GBZ |
More Information: | GBZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW):
- The closest airport to Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Charleston International Airport (CHS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of RBW.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lowcountry Regional Airport", another name for RBW is "Walterboro Army Airfield".
- Initially Walterboro AAF was used primarily for training of B-25 Mitchell medium bomber pilots and aircrews, acting a sub-base of Columbia Army Airfield for follow-on training prior to the units being deployed to overseas combat theaters.
- Lowcountry Regional Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Walterboro, a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States.
- 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.
Facts about Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ):
- Because of Great Barrier Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Great Barrier Aerodrome 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 closest airport to Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) is Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of GBZ.
- Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) is Málaga Airport (AGP), which is nearly antipodal to Great Barrier Aerodrome (meaning Great Barrier Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Málaga Airport), and is located 12,407 miles (19,967 kilometers) away in Málaga, Spain.