Nonstop flight route between Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Pueblo, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL), Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,363 miles (or 13,459 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 Illawarra Regional Airport and Pueblo Memorial 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 Illawarra Regional Airport and Pueblo Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL):

• 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.
• The closest airport to Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Camden Aerodrome (CDU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of WOL.
• 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.
• Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society is based at Illawarra Regional Airport.
• The airport is home to a growing Light Aeronautics Industry Cluster, the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, Australian Aerial Patrol, and a range of tourism related operations.
• In addition to being known as "Illawarra Regional Airport", another name for WOL is "Wollongong Airport".

Facts about Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB):

• In addition to being known as "Pueblo Memorial Airport", another name for PUB is "Pueblo Army Air Base".
• Today, Pueblo Memorial Airport is home of the United States Air Force Initial Flight Screening program, which began operations on October 1, 2006.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,345 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,192 in 2009 and 11,641 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of PUB.
• The Pueblo Airport is a popular starting point for the growing population of cyclists in the city.
• The furthest airport from Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,964 miles (17,645 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Great Lakes Airlines is now the only passenger airline at Pueblo, flying Beechcraft 1900Ds with 19 seats To Denver.
• Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) has 3 runways.
• Pueblo Memorial Airport covers 3,872 acres at an elevation of 4,729 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Pueblo Memorial Airport's high elevation of 4,729 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PUB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PUB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The history of the Air Base is preserved with the Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society and its Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum.