Nonstop flight route between Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wilpena Pound (HWK), Hawker, South Australia, Australia and Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,518 miles (or 13,708 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 Wilpena Pound and Fairmont Hot Springs 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 Wilpena Pound and Fairmont Hot Springs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HWK / YHAW |
Airport Name: | Wilpena Pound |
Location: | Hawker, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°33'32"S by 138°34'26"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HWK |
More Information: | HWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCZ / CYCZ |
Airport Name: | Fairmont Hot Springs Airport |
Location: | Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'49"N by 115°52'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Fairmont Hot Springs Resort |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2658 feet (810 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCZ |
More Information: | YCZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wilpena Pound (HWK):
- The closest airport to Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) N of HWK.
- When Price died in 1889 the immediate 8,000-hectare area of the Pound was separated from the main run and leased separately.
- The Pound is a very popular area for bushwalking, interesting to people of all levels of experience.
- In an attempt to sort out their conflicting claims over the pastoral lease, Bonney and Surveyor-General Henry Freeling employed H.C.
- The furthest airport from Wilpena Pound (HWK) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,642 miles (18,736 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Wilpena Pound's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilpena Pound 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.
Facts about Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ):
- The closest airport to Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ) is Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) S of YCZ.
- The furthest airport from Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,464 miles (16,840 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ) currently has only 1 runway.