Nonstop flight route between Enid, Oklahoma, United States and Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands:
Departure Airport:
(36°22'41"N by 97°47'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Distance from WDG to AWK:
5,734.06 miles (9,228.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG), Enid, Oklahoma, United States and Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,734 miles (or 9,228 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 Enid Woodring Regional Airport and Wake Island Airfield, 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 Enid Woodring Regional Airport and Wake Island Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WDG / KWDG |
| Airport Name: | Enid Woodring Regional Airport |
| Location: | Enid, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°22'41"N by 97°47'20"W |
| Area Served: | Enid, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Enid |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1167 feet (356 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WDG |
| More Information: | WDG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWK / PWAK |
| Airport Name: | Wake Island Airfield |
| Location: | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AWK |
| More Information: | AWK Maps & Info |
Facts about Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG):
- Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) has 2 runways.
- For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2011, the airport had 36,000 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day:53% military, 46% general aviation, and 2% air taxi.
- Enid's Airport was renamed Enid Woodring Municipal Airport on May 30, 1933 after Lieutenant Irvin A.
- The closest airport to Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) is Vance Air Force Base (END), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of WDG.
- The furthest airport from Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,818 miles (17,410 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- On 26 December 1940, implementing the Hepburn Board's recommendations, a pioneer party of 80 men and 2,000 short tons of equipment sailed for Wake Island from Oahu.
- Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.
- British Overseas Airways Corporation also used Wake Island as a refueling stop.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.63 miles (12.28 km) WSW | Vance Air Force Base (END) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States |     |
| 2 | 31.11 miles (50.07 km) NW | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 38.96 miles (62.70 km) NE | Earl Henry Airport (BWL) | Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 41.93 miles (67.49 km) SSE | Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 41.96 miles (67.52 km) ESE | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 45.39 miles (73.04 km) ENE | Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 56.26 miles (90.55 km) NNW | Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) | Anthony, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 58.86 miles (94.73 km) S | Wiley Post Airport (PWA) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 63.91 miles (102.86 km) ESE | Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH) | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 68.63 miles (110.46 km) NE | Strother Field (WLD) | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.88 miles (110.86 km) S | Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 70.28 miles (113.11 km) SSE | Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 75.23 miles (121.08 km) ESE | Stroud Municipal Airport (SUD) | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 80.25 miles (129.15 km) SSE | University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN) | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 84.98 miles (136.76 km) SE | Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,818.27 miles (17,410.27 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,592.47 miles (17,046.89 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,580.13 miles (17,027.03 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,559.15 miles (16,993.26 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,538.08 miles (16,959.36 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,534.19 miles (16,953.10 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,528.29 miles (16,943.60 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,521.20 miles (16,932.19 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 9 | 10,517.90 miles (16,926.88 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,506.94 miles (16,909.23 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 11 | 10,504.92 miles (16,905.99 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,500.88 miles (16,899.48 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,492.69 miles (16,886.31 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,484.02 miles (16,872.35 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,476.47 miles (16,860.21 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) SE | Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 540.85 miles (870.41 km) S | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 561.66 miles (903.89 km) S | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 596.65 miles (960.22 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 619.11 miles (996.35 km) SSW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 630.80 miles (1,015.18 km) S | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 664.99 miles (1,070.20 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 677.49 miles (1,090.31 km) SSE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 682.90 miles (1,099.02 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 688.45 miles (1,107.94 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 716.29 miles (1,152.76 km) S | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 717.81 miles (1,155.20 km) S | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 720.21 miles (1,159.06 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 733.47 miles (1,180.40 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 733.68 miles (1,180.75 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,652.10 miles (18,752.18 km) S | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,799.93 miles (17,380.77 km) ESE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 3 | 10,794.19 miles (17,371.52 km) ESE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 4 | 10,766.57 miles (17,327.07 km) SE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 5 | 10,763.27 miles (17,321.77 km) ESE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 6 | 10,757.15 miles (17,311.91 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,757.03 miles (17,311.72 km) ESE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 8 | 10,748.45 miles (17,297.91 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,735.92 miles (17,277.75 km) E | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 10,731.43 miles (17,270.52 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 11 | 10,724.39 miles (17,259.18 km) E | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 10,715.01 miles (17,244.10 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 10,712.47 miles (17,240.01 km) ESE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 10,699.24 miles (17,218.71 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 10,693.24 miles (17,209.06 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |