Nonstop flight route between Wallops Island, Virginia, United States and Juneau, Wisconsin, 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 Dodge County Airport (UNU), Juneau, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 789 miles (or 1,270 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 Dodge County 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: | UNU / KUNU |
| Airport Name: | Dodge County Airport |
| Location: | Juneau, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°25'35"N by 88°42'14"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 934 feet (285 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UNU |
| More Information: | UNU Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL):
- On September 6, 2013, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer was launched from Wallops, atop a Minotaur V rocket.
- 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 Wallops mobile range instrumentation includes telemetry, radar, command and power systems.
- 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.
- The first payload launched into orbit from Wallops Island was Explorer IX, atop a Scout rocket, on February 15, 1961.
- 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 Dodge County Airport (UNU):
- The furthest airport from Dodge County Airport (UNU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Wisconsin Aviation is the fixed base operator for the airport.
- The closest airport to Dodge County Airport (UNU) is Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of UNU.
- Because of Dodge County Airport's relatively low elevation of 934 feet, planes can take off or land at Dodge County 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.
- Dodge County Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
- Dodge County Airport (UNU) has 2 runways.
