Nonstop flight route between Airlie Beach, Australia and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia and General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,833 miles (or 14,216 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 Whitsunday Airport and General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field, 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 Whitsunday Airport and General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSY / YWHI |
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Location: | Airlie Beach, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E |
Operator/Owner: | Jeffrey Ruddell |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WSY |
More Information: | WSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKE / KMKE |
Airport Name: | General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field |
Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°56'49"N by 87°53'48"W |
Area Served: | Milwaukee, WI. Chicago, IL. |
Operator/Owner: | Milwaukee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 723 feet (220 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKE |
More Information: | MKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- Because of Whitsunday Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday 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.
- Whitsunday Airport (WSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of WSY.
- The furthest airport from Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,982 miles (19,283 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Airport", another name for WSY is "Shute Harbour Airport".
Facts about General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE):
- Mitchell International has expanded the runway safety area on their runways after an accident on January 21, 2007, when Northwest Airlines Flight 1726 skidded off the runway after aborting takeoff.
- The closest airport to General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of MKE.
- Delta Airlines – D43-D49
- Because of General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field 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.
- General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) has 5 runways.
- The furthest airport from General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,051 miles (17,785 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field handled 9,848,377 passengers last year.