Nonstop flight route between Wau, Sudan and Winnemucca, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wau Airport (WUU), Wau, Sudan and Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), Winnemucca, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,436 miles (or 13,577 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 Winnemucca 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 Winnemucca 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: | WMC / KWMC |
| Airport Name: | Winnemucca Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°53'48"N by 117°48'20"W |
| Area Served: | Winnemucca, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | City/County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4308 feet (1,313 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WMC |
| More Information: | WMC Maps & Info |
Facts about Wau Airport (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.
- Wau Airport (WUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wau Airport (WUU) is M'Boki Airport (MKI), which is located 217 miles (349 kilometers) SW of WUU.
- This location lies approximately 511 kilometres, by air, northwest of Juba International Airport, the largest airport in South Sudan.
Facts about Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC):
- Winnemucca Municipal Airport covers an area of 968 acres at an elevation of 4,308 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) is Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of WMC.
- Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Winnemucca Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,308 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WMC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WMC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
