Nonstop flight route between Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States and Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Strother Field (WLD), Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States and Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,196 miles (or 13,190 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 Strother Field and Lord Howe Island 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 Strother Field and Lord Howe Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLD / KWLD |
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Location: | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°10'6"N by 97°2'14"W |
Area Served: | Winfield / Arkansas City, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Cities of Winfield & Arkansas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1160 feet (354 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WLD |
More Information: | WLD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDH / YLHI |
Airport Name: | Lord Howe Island Airport |
Location: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E |
Area Served: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Lord Howe Island Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LDH |
More Information: | LDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Strother Field (WLD):
- In addition to being known as "Strother Field", another name for WLD is "(formerly Strother Army Airfield)".
- An airport, jointly owned by Arkansas City and Winfield, was under construction in April 1942 when the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center.
- Strother Field (WLD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Strother Field (WLD) is Earl Henry Airport (BWL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of WLD.
- The furthest airport from Strother Field (WLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,751 miles (17,302 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- For the 12-month period ending November 19, 2008, the airport had 6,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day.
- Strother Field is a public airport located in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.
Facts about Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH):
- Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport's elevation above mean sea level is 17 ft and it has one runway, measuring 886 m × 30 m.
- The closest airport to Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), which is located 363 miles (584 kilometers) WNW of LDH.
- The furthest airport from Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is nearly antipodal to Lord Howe Island Airport (meaning Lord Howe Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Madeira Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
- Because of Lord Howe Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Lord Howe Island 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.