Nonstop flight route between Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Rochester, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL), Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia and Rochester International Airport (RST), Rochester, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,072 miles (or 14,601 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 Illawarra Regional Airport and Rochester International 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 Illawarra Regional Airport and Rochester International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WOL / YWOL |
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Location: | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'39"S by 150°47'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shellharbour City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WOL |
More Information: | WOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RST / KRST |
Airport Name: | Rochester International Airport |
Location: | Rochester, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'29"N by 92°30'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Rochester |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1317 feet (401 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RST |
More Information: | RST Maps & Info |
Facts about Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL):
- The furthest airport from Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Illawarra Regional Airport (meaning Illawarra Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,162 miles (19,573 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society is based at Illawarra Regional Airport.
- Because of Illawarra Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Illawarra 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.
- The primary runway is 16/34, with a paved surface measuring 1,819 m × 30 m.
- In addition to being known as "Illawarra Regional Airport", another name for WOL is "Wollongong Airport".
- Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) has 2 runways.
- As early as the 1920s, aviators had used fields in the Albion Park area for joy flights and demonstrations.
- The closest airport to Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) is Camden Aerodrome (CDU), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) N of WOL.
Facts about Rochester International Airport (RST):
- The furthest airport from Rochester International Airport (RST) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1940, the existing runways were paved, and additional land was acquired, bringing the airport's total area to 370 acres.
- Rochester International Airport (RST) has 2 runways.
- On June 17, 2010, a small aircraft crashed a half-mile north of the runway, killing all three passengers.
- The original Rochester International Airport was founded in 1928 by the Mayo Foundation as a way to get patients from far-flung locations to the Mayo Clinic.
- Airport directors from the airport are attempting to get more air service into Rochester.
- Rochester Aviation is the general aviation terminal at the airport.
- The closest airport to Rochester International Airport (RST) is Austin Municipal Airport (AUM), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SW of RST.