Nonstop flight route between Sion, Switzerland and Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sion Airport (SIR), Sion, Switzerland and Wick Airport (WIC), Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 951 miles (or 1,530 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 relatively short distance between Sion Airport and Wick Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIR / LSGS |
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Location: | Sion, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'10"N by 7°19'36"E |
Area Served: | Sion, Switzerland |
Elevation: | 1585 feet (483 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIR |
More Information: | SIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIC / EGPC |
Airport Name: | Wick Airport |
Location: | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°27'32"N by 3°5'35"W |
Area Served: | Wick, Highland |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WIC |
More Information: | WIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Sion Airport (SIR):
- In addition to being known as "Sion Airport", other names for SIR include "Aéroport de Sion" and "LSGS /LSMS".
- The closest airport to Sion Airport (SIR) is Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) S of SIR.
- Sion Airport (SIR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sion Airport (SIR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Sion Airport (meaning Sion Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Wick Airport (WIC):
- The furthest airport from Wick Airport (WIC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,559 miles (18,602 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Wick Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Wick 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.
- On 21 May 1941, a photographic reconnaissance Supermarine Spitfire piloted by Flying Officer Michael F.
- Wick was originally a grass airfield, used by Captain E.
- Wick Airport (WIC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wick Airport (WIC) is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of WIC.