Nonstop flight route between Winnemucca, Nevada, United States and Covilhã, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), Winnemucca, Nevada, United States and Covilhã Airport (COV), Covilhã, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,329 miles (or 8,576 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 Winnemucca Municipal Airport and Covilhã 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 Winnemucca Municipal Airport and Covilhã Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WMC / KWMC |
Airport Name: | Winnemucca Municipal Airport |
Location: | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°53'48"N by 117°48'20"W |
Area Served: | Winnemucca, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City/County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4308 feet (1,313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WMC |
More Information: | WMC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COV / LPCV |
Airport Name: | Covilhã Airport |
Location: | Covilhã, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'52"N by 7°28'48"W |
Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COV |
More Information: | COV Maps & Info |
Facts about Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC):
- Because of Winnemucca Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,308 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WMC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WMC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of WMC.
Facts about Covilhã Airport (COV):
- The closest airport to Covilhã Airport (COV) is Coimbra Airport (CBP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of COV.
- Covilhã Airport (COV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Covilhã Airport (COV) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Covilhã Airport (meaning Covilhã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.