Nonstop flight route between Youngstown/Warren, Ohio, United States and Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG), Youngstown/Warren, Ohio, United States and Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,440 miles (or 10,364 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 Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) and Wake Island Airfield, 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 Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) and Wake Island Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG):

• Youngstown Airport has a number of taxicab and shuttle services
• The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport began as the Youngstown Municipal Airport, and was one of the last Works Progress Administration projects.
• Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,438 miles (18,407 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport is a public and military airport in Trumbull County, Ohio, 11 miles north of Youngstown and 10 miles east of Warren.
• The closest airport to Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG) is Port Meadville Airport (MEJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NE of YNG.

Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):

• The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
• Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Between 5 and 29 May 1935, Pan American's air base construction vessel, North Haven, landed supplies and equipment on Wilkes Island for eventual rehandling to Peale Island which, because of its more suitable soil and geology, had been selected as site for the PAA seaplane base.
• After pioneering air service into Wake Island in 1935, Pan American World Airways continued to serve the airfield for many years.
• On 31 August 2006, the super typhoon Ioke struck Wake Island.
• The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.