Nonstop flight route between West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia and Grand Junction, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Wyalong Airport (WWY), West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia and Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,342 miles (or 13,425 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 West Wyalong Airport and Grand Junction Regional 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 West Wyalong Airport and Grand Junction Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WWY / YWWL |
Airport Name: | West Wyalong Airport |
Location: | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'12"S by 147°11'30"E |
Area Served: | Bland Shire |
Operator/Owner: | Bland Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 859 feet (262 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WWY |
More Information: | WWY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GJT / KGJT |
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Location: | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'21"N by 108°31'36"W |
Area Served: | Grand Junction MSA |
Operator/Owner: | Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4858 feet (1,481 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GJT |
More Information: | GJT Maps & Info |
Facts about West Wyalong Airport (WWY):
- Currently West Wyalong is not serviced by any scheduled flights, but throughout the airport's history it has been served by many regional airlines.
- Because of West Wyalong Airport's relatively low elevation of 859 feet, planes can take off or land at West Wyalong 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.
- West Wyalong Airport (WWY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to West Wyalong Airport (WWY) is Forbes Airport (FRB), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NE of WWY.
- The furthest airport from West Wyalong Airport (WWY) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to West Wyalong Airport (meaning West Wyalong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,047 miles (19,387 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT):
- Grand Junction Regional Airport is a public airport three miles northeast of Grand Junction, in Mesa County, Colorado.
- Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,014 miles (17,726 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The first airliners at Grand Junction were Monarch Douglas DC-3s in 1946-47.
- Other jet airlines at Grand Junction included Continental Airlines to Denver during the 1980s and early 1990s flying Boeing 727-100s, 727-200s and 737-200s as well as Douglas DC-9-10s and DC-9-30s during those years when Continental operated a hub at Denver, Western Airlines Boeing 737-200s nonstop to SFO in winter of 1975-76, and America West Airlines Boeing 737-200s nonstop to Phoenix in the 1980s.
- Federal Aviation Administration records show 212,588 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 228,850 in 2009 and 219,358 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of GJT.
- Because of Grand Junction Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GJT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GJT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Junction Regional Airport", another name for GJT is "Walker Field".