Nonstop flight route between Wau, Sudan and Cheraw, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wau Airport (WUU), Wau, Sudan and Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW), Cheraw, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,912 miles (or 11,124 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 Wau Airport and Cheraw Municipal 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 Wau Airport and Cheraw Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUU / HSWW |
Airport Name: | Wau Airport |
Location: | Wau, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°43'29"N by 27°58'48"E |
Area Served: | Wau, South Sudan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 1421 feet (433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WUU |
More Information: | WUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HCW / KCQW |
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Location: | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°42'46"N by 79°57'24"W |
Area Served: | Cheraw, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Cheraw |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 239 feet (73 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HCW |
More Information: | HCW Maps & Info |
Facts about Wau Airport (WUU):
- Wau Airport is located in Wau County, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, in the city of Wau.
- The closest airport to Wau Airport (WUU) is M'Boki Airport (MKI), which is located 217 miles (349 kilometers) SW of WUU.
- The furthest airport from Wau Airport (WUU) is Mataiva Airport (MVT), which is located 11,895 miles (19,143 kilometers) away in Mataiva, French Polynesia.
- This location lies approximately 511 kilometres, by air, northwest of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.
- Wau Airport (WUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Service to Juba, South Sudan was provided by Southern Star Airlines until the airlines failure in late 2011.
Facts about Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW):
- Because of Cheraw Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 239 feet, planes can take off or land at Cheraw Municipal 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 furthest airport from Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,577 miles (18,631 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Cheraw Municipal Airport", other names for HCW include "Lynch Bellinger Field" and "CQW".
- The closest airport to Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) is Marlboro County Jetport (BTN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ESE of HCW.
- Cheraw Municipal Airport (HCW) currently has only 1 runway.