Nonstop flight route between Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Robins Air Force Base (WRB), Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Lockhart River Airport (IRG), Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,181 miles (or 14,776 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 Robins Air Force Base and Lockhart River 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 Robins Air Force Base and Lockhart River Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRB / KWRB |
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Location: | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°38'24"N by 83°35'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from WRB |
More Information: | WRB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRG / YLHR |
Airport Name: | Lockhart River Airport |
Location: | Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°47'12"S by 143°18'16"E |
Operator/Owner: | Lockhart River Aerodrome Company Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IRG |
More Information: | IRG Maps & Info |
Facts about Robins Air Force Base (WRB):
- Provides our nation’s war fighters and allies the most combat capable and affordable electronic warfare systems in the world.
- In addition to being known as "Robins Air Force Base", another name for WRB is "Robins AFB".
- The closest airport to Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of WRB.
- Spurred on by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the number of construction workers reached 2,200 by Christmas 1941.
- In 1990–91, during the Persian Gulf War, Robins provided record numbers of parts, repairs, and personnel to coalition forces in the Persian Gulf.
- The furthest airport from Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The War Department, in search of a site for an Army Air Corps Depot, selected the sleepy whistle-stop town known as Wellston, Georgia, 15 miles south of Macon.
- In the worst recorded ceilometer lightbeam kill-off, approximately 50,000 birds from 53 different species died at the base during one night in 1954,.
- The Warner Robins Air Logistic Complex and Robins AFB form the largest single industrial complex in the State of Georgia.
Facts about Lockhart River Airport (IRG):
- The closest airport to Lockhart River Airport (IRG) is Coen Airport (CUQ), which is located 69 miles (110 kilometers) S of IRG.
- In addition, the 479th Service Squadron provided supplies for the B-26 and B-17s assigned to the airport, as well as operating a repair and maintenance depot for B-24 Liberator aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Lockhart River Airport (IRG) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,611 miles (18,686 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- Because of Lockhart River Airport's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Lockhart River 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.
- Lockhart River Airport (IRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was constructed during World War II, and was used as a bomber and communications base for many years.
- Lockhart River Airport is an airport in Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia, located approximately 800 km north of Cairns on the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula.