Nonstop flight route between Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States:
Departure Airport:
(34°33'39"S by 150°47'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°40'5"N by 95°56'54"W)
Distance from WOL to OKM:
8,741.24 miles (14,067.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL), Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM), Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,741 miles (or 14,068 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WOL / YWOL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'39"S by 150°47'18"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shellharbour City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WOL |
| More Information: | WOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKM / KOKM |
| Airport Name: | Okmulgee Regional Airport |
| Location: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°40'5"N by 95°56'54"W |
| Area Served: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Okmulgee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 720 feet (219 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKM |
| More Information: | OKM Maps & Info |
Facts about Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL):
- The closest airport to Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Camden Aerodrome (CDU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of WOL.
- Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) has 2 runways.
- The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society is based at Illawarra Regional Airport.
- Following the war, Trans Australia Airlines and Australian National Airways linked the airport with Canberra and Melbourne until 1950.
- In 1990, the first master plan was prepared for the Illawarra Regional Airport, providing a framework for future management and developments when Shellharbour City Council assumed full responsibility for the operation of the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Illawarra Regional Airport", another name for WOL is "Wollongong Airport".
- The furthest airport from Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Illawarra Regional Airport (meaning Illawarra Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,162 miles (19,573 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Illawarra Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Illawarra Regional 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.
- There is no control tower located at the airport and pilots must co-ordinate arrivals and departures using a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency, aided by an Aerodrome Frequency Response Unit, which notifies pilots that their transmissions have been received on the frequency and activates lighting systems as appropriate.
Facts about Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM):
- In the year ending March 17, 2009 the airport had 12,410 general aviation operations, average 34 per day.
- The closest airport to Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of OKM.
- Central DC-3s landed for a year or two around 1951-52.
- Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport covers 1,100 acres at an elevation of 720 feet.
- The furthest airport from Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Okmulgee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 720 feet, planes can take off or land at Okmulgee Regional 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.
- Opened as Okmulgee Field in 1942 as a United States Army Air Forces airfield.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.47 miles (58.70 km) N | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 45.41 miles (73.08 km) NNE | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 47.94 miles (77.15 km) NNE | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 4 | 63.04 miles (101.45 km) WSW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 99.25 miles (159.73 km) SSW | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 102.80 miles (165.44 km) NW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 103.94 miles (167.27 km) WSW | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 8 | 114.44 miles (184.18 km) NNE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) NNE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 134.52 miles (216.49 km) NNE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 136.04 miles (218.93 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 153.83 miles (247.57 km) NNW | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 156.68 miles (252.15 km) W | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 169.66 miles (273.03 km) SSW | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 183.27 miles (294.94 km) WNW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,161.89 miles (19,572.62 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,157.60 miles (19,565.71 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,155.61 miles (19,562.50 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,142.36 miles (19,541.18 km) NW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,123.68 miles (19,511.13 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,116.96 miles (19,500.31 km) NNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,082.27 miles (19,444.48 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,068.56 miles (19,422.42 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,710.46 miles (18,846.11 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,691.86 miles (18,816.17 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,648.50 miles (18,746.40 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,597.94 miles (18,665.04 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,571.28 miles (18,622.12 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,566.40 miles (18,614.28 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,501.79 miles (18,510.28 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.76 miles (41.45 km) N | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 2 | 30.54 miles (49.15 km) E | Hatbox FieldHatbox Army Airfield (HAX) | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 32.96 miles (53.04 km) E | Davis Field (MKO) | Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 36.79 miles (59.21 km) N | Tulsa International Airport (TUL) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 40.53 miles (65.23 km) WNW | Stroud Municipal Airport (SUD) | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 50.15 miles (80.71 km) WNW | Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH) | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 55.07 miles (88.63 km) S | McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 59.90 miles (96.39 km) WSW | Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 72.17 miles (116.14 km) WNW | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 72.28 miles (116.32 km) SW | Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 75.81 miles (122.01 km) N | Bartlesville Municipal Airport (BVO) | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 82.72 miles (133.13 km) WSW | Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 83.25 miles (133.97 km) W | Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 87.13 miles (140.22 km) ESE | Robert S. Kerr Airport (RKR) | Poteau, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 89.27 miles (143.67 km) ENE | Smith Field (SLG) | Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,767.22 miles (17,328.12 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,678.42 miles (17,185.21 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,657.83 miles (17,152.07 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,637.29 miles (17,119.02 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,629.02 miles (17,105.70 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,625.37 miles (17,099.83 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,619.89 miles (17,091.02 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,610.08 miles (17,075.22 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,602.53 miles (17,063.08 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,594.59 miles (17,050.30 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,591.52 miles (17,045.36 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,585.54 miles (17,035.73 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,567.51 miles (17,006.71 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,542.13 miles (16,965.87 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,537.59 miles (16,958.57 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |