Nonstop flight route between Airlie Beach, Australia and Tichitt, Mauritania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia and Tichitt Airport (THI), Tichitt, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,016 miles (or 17,728 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 Tichitt 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 Tichitt 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 |
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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: | THI / GQNC |
Airport Name: | Tichitt Airport |
Location: | Tichitt, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°26'59"N by 9°31'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from THI |
More Information: | THI Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- Whitsunday Airport (WSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of WSY.
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Airport", another name for WSY is "Shute Harbour Airport".
- 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.
Facts about Tichitt Airport (THI):
- The furthest airport from Tichitt Airport (THI) is Futuna Airport (FTA), which is nearly antipodal to Tichitt Airport (meaning Tichitt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Futuna Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,894 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Tichitt Airport (THI) is Tamchakett Airport (THT), which is located 120 miles (193 kilometers) SW of THI.