Nonstop flight route between Goodyear, Arizona, United States and Wharton, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), Goodyear, Arizona, United States and Wharton Regional Airport (WHT), Wharton, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 998 miles (or 1,607 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 relatively short distance between Phoenix Goodyear Airport and Wharton Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYR / KGYR |
Airport Name: | Phoenix Goodyear Airport |
Location: | Goodyear, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°25'41"N by 112°22'27"W |
Area Served: | Phoenix, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Phoenix |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 968 feet (295 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYR |
More Information: | GYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WHT / KARM |
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Location: | Wharton, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'15"N by 96°9'15"W |
Area Served: | Wharton, Texas, USA |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wharton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WHT |
More Information: | WHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR):
- Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) is Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of GYR.
- Because of Phoenix Goodyear Airport's relatively low elevation of 968 feet, planes can take off or land at Phoenix Goodyear 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.
- Phoenix Goodyear Airport covers 789 acres.
- It was built during World War II as a naval air facility, NAF Litchfield Park, then upgraded to naval air station status and renamed NAS Litchfield Park.
- Following the closure of NAS Litchfield Park in 1968, the city of Phoenix purchased the airport as a general aviation reliever airport for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Wharton Regional Airport (WHT):
- Wharton Regional Airport covers an area of 124 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 5,004 x 75 ft.
- Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,995 miles (17,694 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Wharton Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Wharton Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Wharton Regional Airport", another name for WHT is "ARM".
- The closest airport to Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of WHT.