Nonstop flight route between Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Sedalia, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), Sedalia, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 960 miles (or 1,545 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 Wallops Flight Facility Airport and Sedalia Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAL / KWAL |
| Airport Name: | Wallops Flight Facility Airport |
| Location: | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from WAL |
| More Information: | WAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DMO / KDMO |
| Airport Name: | Sedalia Regional Airport |
| Location: | Sedalia, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°42'27"N by 93°10'32"W |
| Area Served: | Sedalia, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sedalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 910 feet (277 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DMO |
| More Information: | DMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- Because of Wallops Flight Facility Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallops Flight Facility 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 Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Accomack County Airport (MFV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of WAL.
- The WFF Research Airport is located on the Main Base.
- In 1959, NASA acquired the former Naval Air Station Chincoteague, and engineering and administrative activities were moved to this location.
- On September 6, 2013, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer was launched from Wallops, atop a Minotaur V rocket.
- Wallops Flight Facility, located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is operated by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, primarily as a rocket launch site to support science and exploration missions for N.A.S.A.
- In 1945, NASA's predecessor agency, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, established a rocket launch site on Wallops Island under the direction of the Langley Research Center.
- The furthest airport from Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,785 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO):
- The furthest airport from Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,835 miles (17,437 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) is Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of DMO.
- Because of Sedalia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 910 feet, planes can take off or land at Sedalia 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.
