Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Hawker, South Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Moscow, Russia and Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,411 miles (or 13,537 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 Sheremetyevo International Airport and Wilpena Pound, 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 Sheremetyevo International Airport and Wilpena Pound. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO):

• In the 2000s, Sheremetyevo saw growing competition from a newer and more comfortable Domodedovo International Airport.
• Terminal B is currently not in operation.
• The furthest airport from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) has 2 runways.
• Terminal E opened in 2010 as a capacity expansion project, connecting terminals D and F.
• In addition to being known as "Sheremetyevo International Airport", another name for SVO is "Международный аэропорт Шереметьево".
• Because of Sheremetyevo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheremetyevo 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.
• The closest airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is Chkalovsky Airport (CKL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of SVO.

Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):

• The wall of mountains almost completely encircles the gently-sloping interior of the Pound, with the only breaks being the gorge at Wilpena Gap and a high saddle in the south-western range over which the Heysen Trail passes.
• Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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 Pound is a very popular area for bushwalking, interesting to people of all levels of experience.
• The first European to see the distant mountains of the Pound was almost certainly Edward Eyre from the western plains on his first 1839 expedition to the vicinity of Lake Torrens.
• The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Attempts at farming the Pound failed during the early 20th century.
• The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.