Nonstop flight route between Airlie Beach, Australia and Point Lay, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E)
Arrival Airport:
(69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W)
Distance from WSY to PIZ:
6,649.39 miles (10,701.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia and Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,649 miles (or 10,701 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 Point Lay LRRS 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 Whitsunday Airport and Point Lay LRRS Airport. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | PIZ / PPIZ |
| Airport Name: | Point Lay LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Point Lay, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°43'55"N by 163°0'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government 11 TCW/LGO Elmendorf |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIZ |
| More Information: | PIZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- 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".
- 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.
Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):
- Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Point Lay.
- The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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.
- The LRR site was inactivated in 1989 due to soil erosion & budget concerns.
- The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.91 miles (22.39 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 20.04 miles (32.25 km) SW | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 39.33 miles (63.30 km) WNW | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 67.65 miles (108.87 km) SSE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 130.58 miles (210.15 km) SSW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 147.47 miles (237.32 km) WNW | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 161.78 miles (260.36 km) W | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 164.00 miles (263.94 km) S | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 174.61 miles (281.00 km) S | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 187.30 miles (301.43 km) SSW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 229.86 miles (369.92 km) S | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 230.35 miles (370.72 km) S | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 234.89 miles (378.02 km) NW | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 241.22 miles (388.20 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 271.25 miles (436.54 km) SSW | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,981.65 miles (19,282.55 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,966.90 miles (19,258.81 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,914.28 miles (19,174.13 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,856.20 miles (19,080.66 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,856.11 miles (19,080.51 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,841.03 miles (19,056.24 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,818.49 miles (19,019.98 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,806.68 miles (19,000.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,800.96 miles (18,991.76 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,519.53 miles (18,538.84 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,516.65 miles (18,534.20 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,453.63 miles (18,432.78 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,428.02 miles (18,391.57 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,427.71 miles (18,391.06 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,423.93 miles (18,385.00 km) WNW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) NE | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 96.10 miles (154.65 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 140.56 miles (226.20 km) ENE | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 143.29 miles (230.60 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) S | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 179.43 miles (288.77 km) NE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 197.02 miles (317.08 km) S | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 201.39 miles (324.11 km) SSE | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 207.68 miles (334.24 km) SSE | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 223.59 miles (359.84 km) SE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 229.89 miles (369.97 km) SSE | Selawik Airport (WLK) | Selawik, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 241.11 miles (388.04 km) ENE | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 246.60 miles (396.87 km) SE | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | Shungnak, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) SE | Dahl Creek Airport (DCK) | Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,386.93 miles (16,716.11 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,965.06 miles (16,037.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,959.80 miles (16,028.70 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,944.98 miles (16,004.85 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,908.50 miles (15,946.15 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,867.18 miles (15,879.65 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,840.06 miles (15,836.01 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,832.29 miles (15,823.49 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,781.47 miles (15,741.71 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,759.47 miles (15,706.30 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,732.25 miles (15,662.50 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,700.63 miles (15,611.61 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,669.68 miles (15,561.81 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,648.32 miles (15,527.43 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,646.06 miles (15,523.79 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |