Nonstop flight route between Weipa, Queensland, Australia and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Weipa Airport (WEI), Weipa, Queensland, Australia and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,389 miles (or 15,110 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 Weipa Airport and Tampa International Airport, 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 Weipa Airport and Tampa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WEI / YBWP |
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Location: | Weipa, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°40'42"S by 141°55'31"E |
Operator/Owner: | Rio Tinto Aluminium Weipa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WEI |
More Information: | WEI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPA / KTPA |
Airport Name: | Tampa International Airport |
Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'32"N by 82°31'59"W |
Area Served: | Tampa, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Hillsborough County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPA |
More Information: | TPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Weipa Airport (WEI):
- The closest airport to Weipa Airport (WEI) is Agnew Airport (AGW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNE of WEI.
- Because of Weipa Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Weipa 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 furthest airport from Weipa Airport (WEI) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,521 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- Weipa Airport (WEI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Weipa Airport handled 58,888 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Weipa Airport", another name for WEI is "YWBP".
Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):
- The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Construction on the new terminal designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills began in 1968 between the airport's parallel jet-capable runways.
- There has been a propensity in local Tampa Bay area news media outlets and other business and governmental entities in the Tampa Bay region outside of the professional aviation community to refer to the airport as "TIA" versus the airport's actual airport code of "TPA" in either reporting or reference.
- On July 15, 1972 the 227-foot tall Air Traffic Control Tower opened, the tallest in the United States.
- Tampa Bay is the birthplace of commercial airline service, when pioneer aviator Tony Jannus flew the inaugural flight of the St.
- The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
- Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa 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.
- After World War II, Drew Field was given back to the City of Tampa.
- Today an overnight aircraft hardstand and an automated baggage sorting facility for Airside A sit on the former site.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.