Nonstop flight route between Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Mansfield, Ohio, United States:
Departure Airport:
(37°56'24"N by 75°27'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°49'17"N by 82°31'0"W)
Distance from WAL to MFD:
425.72 miles (685.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD), Mansfield, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 426 miles (or 685 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 Mansfield Lahm 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: | MFD / KMFD |
| Airport Name: | Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport |
| Location: | Mansfield, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°49'17"N by 82°31'0"W |
| Area Served: | Mansfield, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Mansfield |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1297 feet (395 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFD |
| More Information: | MFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- 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 schedule for sounding rocket launches from WFF is posted on its official Web site.
- Major Wallops facilities include FAA-certified runways.
- Since 2001, engineers at NASA Wallops Flight Facility have been developing new range technologies, systems and approaches to improve the cost and responsiveness of launch and flight test activities, within the constraints of available funding and program schedules.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD):
- The closest airport to Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) is Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WSW of MFD.
- The furthest airport from Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) has 2 runways.
- Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport is a city-owned and operated, civil-military airport three miles north of Mansfield, in Richland County, Ohio.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.88 miles (41.65 km) SW | Accomack County Airport (MFV) | Melfa, Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.72 miles (44.62 km) N | Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) | Salisbury, Maryland, United States | |
| 3 | 31.64 miles (50.93 km) NE | Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | |
| 4 | 51.48 miles (82.86 km) NW | Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE) | Cambridge, Maryland, United States | |
| 5 | 51.98 miles (83.66 km) N | Sussex County Airport (GED) | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | |
| 6 | 56.67 miles (91.21 km) WNW | Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) | Patuxent River, Maryland, United States | |
| 7 | 64.34 miles (103.55 km) WNW | St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW) | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | |
| 8 | 68.03 miles (109.49 km) NNW | Easton Airport (ESN) | Easton, Maryland, United States | |
| 9 | 76.88 miles (123.73 km) SW | Langley Field (LFI) | Hampton, Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 79.26 miles (127.56 km) SW | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) | Newport News, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 79.75 miles (128.34 km) NNE | Cape May Airport (WWD) | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | |
| 12 | 82.09 miles (132.11 km) N | Dover Air Force Base (DOV) | Dover, Delaware, United States | |
| 13 | 82.72 miles (133.13 km) SSW | Norfolk International Airport (ORF) | Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States | |
| 14 | 82.98 miles (133.55 km) SW | Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 83.39 miles (134.20 km) SSW | Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,784.50 miles (18,965.27 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,761.35 miles (18,928.01 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,741.51 miles (18,896.08 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,736.98 miles (18,888.79 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,691.74 miles (18,815.99 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,679.22 miles (18,795.83 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,671.19 miles (18,782.92 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,668.81 miles (18,779.08 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,646.34 miles (18,742.92 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,637.42 miles (18,728.57 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,575.49 miles (18,628.90 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,542.62 miles (18,576.00 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,532.23 miles (18,559.27 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,526.56 miles (18,550.15 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,451.06 miles (18,428.65 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.82 miles (19.02 km) WSW | Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ) | Galion, Ohio, United States | |
| 2 | 31.95 miles (51.42 km) WSW | Marion Municipal Airport (MNN) | Marion, Ohio, United States | |
| 3 | 33.05 miles (53.18 km) E | Wayne County Airport (BJJ) | Wooster, Ohio, United States | |
| 4 | 40.21 miles (64.71 km) NNE | Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) | Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 42.87 miles (68.99 km) N | Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY) | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | |
| 6 | 53.56 miles (86.19 km) NE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| 7 | 56.79 miles (91.40 km) ENE | Akron Fulton International Airport (AKC) | Akron, Ohio, United States | |
| 8 | 59.01 miles (94.96 km) SSW | Ohio State University Airport (OSU) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| 9 | 60.21 miles (96.91 km) SSW | Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) WNW | Findlay Airport (FDY) | Findlay, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 62.40 miles (100.42 km) ESE | Harry Clever Field (PHD) | New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States | |
| 12 | 64.74 miles (104.20 km) NE | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 68.93 miles (110.93 km) SSE | Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | |
| 14 | 71.82 miles (115.58 km) NW | Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) | Toledo, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 72.90 miles (117.33 km) SSW | Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,361.39 miles (18,284.35 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,337.92 miles (18,246.57 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,321.78 miles (18,220.60 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,313.06 miles (18,206.56 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,266.02 miles (18,130.86 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,259.67 miles (18,120.64 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,253.57 miles (18,110.82 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,243.12 miles (18,094.00 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,227.02 miles (18,068.09 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,214.50 miles (18,047.95 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,158.46 miles (17,957.76 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,121.83 miles (17,898.81 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,120.49 miles (17,896.65 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,107.93 miles (17,876.44 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,053.53 miles (17,788.88 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |