Nonstop flight route between Miles, Queensland, Australia and Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Miles Airport (WLE), Miles, Queensland, Australia and Chkalovsky Airport (CKL), Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,580 miles (or 13,808 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 Miles Airport and Chkalovsky 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 Miles Airport and Chkalovsky Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLE / |
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| Location: | Miles, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°48'33"S by 150°9'53"E |
| Area Served: | Miles, Queensland, Australia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1492 feet (455 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WLE |
| More Information: | WLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKL / UUMU |
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| Location: | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°52'41"N by 38°3'42"E |
| Area Served: | Moscow |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKL |
| More Information: | CKL Maps & Info |
Facts about Miles Airport (WLE):
- Miles Airport (WLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Miles Airport", another name for WLE is "YMLS".
- The closest airport to Miles Airport (WLE) is Chincilla Airport (CCL), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) E of WLE.
- The furthest airport from Miles Airport (WLE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,707 miles (18,841 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Chkalovsky Airport (CKL):
- The closest airport to Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) is Bykovo Airport (BKA), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) S of CKL.
- Because of Chkalovsky Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Chkalovsky 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 Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,712 miles (17,240 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Chkalovsky Airport", another name for CKL is "Чкаловский (аэропорт)".
- Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) currently has only 1 runway.
