Nonstop flight route between Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia and St. Catherine, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA), Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia and St. Catherine International Airport (SKV), St. Catherine, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,578 miles (or 13,804 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 Wagga Wagga Airport and St. Catherine 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 Wagga Wagga Airport and St. Catherine International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA):

• The furthest airport from Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Wagga Wagga Airport (meaning Wagga Wagga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Wagga Wagga Airport's relatively low elevation of 724 feet, planes can take off or land at Wagga Wagga 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 the 2011-12 financial year, Wagga Wagga City Council will develop a commercial aviation precinct at a cost of A$6.8 million, to attract aviation industries to the airport.
• Wagga Wagga Airport, is located adjacent to RAAF Base Wagga, and 5.8 nautical miles southeast of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Wagga Wagga Airport", another name for WGA is "RAAF Base Wagga".
• The closest airport to Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) is Cootamundra Airport (CMD), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NE of WGA.
• In the 2010-11 financial year the airport recorded 213,923 passengers which made it the 31st busiest airport in Australia.
• Regional Express Airlines maintains its fleet of Saab 340 passenger and freight aircraft at Wagga Wagga Airport.
• Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) has 2 runways.
• Wagga Wagga Airport handled 207,633 passengers last year.

Facts about St. Catherine International Airport (SKV):

• St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SSE of SKV.
• Because of St. Catherine International Airport's high elevation of 4,368 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SKV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SKV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,888 miles (19,132 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.