Nonstop flight route between Walterboro, South Carolina, United States and Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), Walterboro, South Carolina, United States and Munda Airport (MUA), Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,383 miles (or 13,492 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 Munda 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 Lowcountry Regional Airport and Munda Airport. 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: | MUA / AGGM |
Airport Name: | Munda Airport |
Location: | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°19'40"S by 157°15'47"E |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUA |
More Information: | MUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW):
- In addition to being known as "Lowcountry Regional Airport", another name for RBW is "Walterboro Army Airfield".
- 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.
- Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) has 3 runways.
- The base closed on October 31, 1945 and returned to its origins as a local airfield.
- The closest airport to Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Charleston International Airport (CHS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of RBW.
- 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.
- Walterboro AAF also hosted the largest camouflage school in the United States, as well as a 250 person Prisoner of War Camp.
- 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.
Facts about Munda Airport (MUA):
- Munda Airport is an airport in Munda on New Georgia Island in the Solomon Islands.
- Munda Airport (MUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the war, the airfield was turned into a commercial airport, used for regional flights by Solomon Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Munda Airport (MUA) is Praia International Airport (RAI), which is located 11,978 miles (19,277 kilometers) away in Praia, Cape Verde.
- Because of Munda Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Munda 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.
- The closest airport to Munda Airport (MUA) is Nusatupe Airport (GZO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of MUA.
- Munda airfield was the principal objective of the Central Solomons campaign, also known as Munda or Munda Point Airfield.