Nonstop flight route between Willows, California, United States and Fria, Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW), Willows, California, United States and Fria Airport (FIG), Fria, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,728 miles (or 10,827 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 Willows-Glenn County Airport and Fria 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 Willows-Glenn County Airport and Fria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLW / KWLW |
Airport Name: | Willows-Glenn County Airport |
Location: | Willows, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°30'56"N by 122°13'1"W |
Area Served: | Willows, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Glenn |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WLW |
More Information: | WLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIG / GUFA |
Airport Name: | Fria Airport |
Location: | Fria, Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°21'2"N by 13°34'9"W |
Area Served: | Fria, Guinea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIG |
More Information: | FIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW):
- The War Department acquired 318.2 acres by a lease with Glenn County, California, in 1942.
- The furthest airport from Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,255 miles (18,114 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) is Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of WLW.
- Because of Willows-Glenn County Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Willows-Glenn County 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.
- Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) has 2 runways.
- Willows-Glenn County Airport covers an area of 320 acres at an elevation of 141 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Fria Airport (FIG):
- The closest airport to Fria Airport (FIG) is Conakry International Airport (CKY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) S of FIG.
- Because of Fria Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Fria 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 Fria Airport (FIG) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Fria Airport (meaning Fria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Fria Airport (FIG) currently has only 1 runway.