Nonstop flight route between Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia and Imperial Beach, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Warrnambool Airport (WMB), Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,081 miles (or 13,006 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 Warrnambool Airport and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, 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 Warrnambool Airport and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WMB / YWBL |
Airport Name: | Warrnambool Airport |
Location: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°17'43"S by 142°26'48"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 242 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WMB |
More Information: | WMB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRS / KNRS |
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Location: | Imperial Beach, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NRS |
More Information: | NRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Warrnambool Airport (WMB):
- Warrnambool Airport (WMB) has 2 runways.
- Because of Warrnambool Airport's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Warrnambool 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 closest airport to Warrnambool Airport (WMB) is Hamilton Airport (HLT), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNW of WMB.
- The furthest airport from Warrnambool Airport (WMB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Warrnambool Airport (meaning Warrnambool Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,082 miles (19,444 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".
- On January 1, 1968 NAAS Imperial Beach was raised to the status of a full Naval Air Station and renamed NAS Imperial Beach.
- The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
- In 1917, the United States Army established Aviation Field on the current site of OLF Imperial Beach.