Nonstop flight route between Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia and Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA), Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia and Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,400 miles (or 13,518 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 Wagga Wagga Airport and Santa Fe 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 Wagga Wagga Airport and Santa Fe 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: | WGA / YSWG |
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Location: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°9'55"S by 147°27'59"E |
Area Served: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 724 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WGA |
More Information: | WGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAF / KSAF |
Airport Name: | Santa Fe Municipal Airport |
Location: | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°37'1"N by 106°5'21"W |
Area Served: | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Santa Fe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6348 feet (1,935 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAF |
More Information: | SAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA):
- Wagga Wagga Airport handled 207,633 passengers last year.
- Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Wagga Wagga Airport (meaning Wagga Wagga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Wagga Wagga Airport's relatively low elevation of 724 feet, planes can take off or land at Wagga Wagga 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 "Wagga Wagga Airport", another name for WGA is "RAAF Base Wagga".
- In the 2010-11 financial year the airport recorded 213,923 passengers which made it the 31st busiest airport in Australia.
- The closest airport to Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) is Cootamundra Airport (CMD), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NE of WGA.
- In February 2009, Regional Express Airlines announced that the Australian Airline Pilot Academy was relocated from Mangalore Airport in Victoria to Wagga Wagga Airport on 1 April 2009, in partnership with the City of Wagga Wagga.
- During 1939, the RAAF were looking to establish an inland training base.
- On 27 May 2010, AAPA campus at Wagga Wagga Airport was officially opened by Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese.
Facts about Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF):
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport covers 2,128 acres at an elevation of 6,348 feet above mean sea level.
- On February 28, 2011, it was announced that the third daily flight to Dallas-Fort Worth would return in April as planned, and that a fourth daily flight would begin in July 2011.
- On July 27, 2009 American Eagle announced a second daily flight to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,167 miles (17,972 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) has 3 runways.
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport is a city owned, public airport ten miles southwest of Santa Fe, a city in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
- The completion of the environmental impact statement was announced on February 26, 2009, but neither Delta or American Airlines immediately announced any resumption of their intentions to serve the facility, citing changed economic conditions.
- The closest airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF) is Los Alamos Airport (LAM), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of SAF.
- Because of Santa Fe Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,348 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.