Nonstop flight route between Windarling, Australia and Flores Island, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Windarling Airport (WRN), Windarling, Australia and Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,651 miles (or 17,141 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 Windarling Airport and Flores 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 Windarling Airport and Flores Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRN / |
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Location: | Windarling, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°1'54"S by 119°23'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Cliffs Natural Resources Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1502 feet (458 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRN |
More Information: | WRN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLW / LPFL |
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Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Windarling Airport (WRN):
- In addition to being known as "Windarling Airport", another name for WRN is "YWDG".
- Windarling Airport (WRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Windarling Airport (WRN) is Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) ESE of WRN.
- The furthest airport from Windarling Airport (WRN) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Windarling Airport (meaning Windarling Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- The first need for an airport/airfield on the island of Flores was recognized by the Marquis Francesco de Pinedo, colonel of the Italian Air Force, who was forced to land 200 km from the island of Flores, during his attempt to reach Newfoundland.