Nonstop flight route between Wildwood, New Jersey, United States and Leo, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cape May Airport (WWD), Wildwood, New Jersey, United States and Leo Airport (XLU), Leo, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,817 miles (or 7,752 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 Cape May Airport and Leo 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 Cape May Airport and Leo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WWD / KWWD |
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Location: | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'30"N by 74°54'30"W |
Area Served: | Wildwood, New Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Delaware River and Bay Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WWD |
More Information: | WWD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XLU / DFCL |
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Location: | Leo, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°6'19"N by 2°6'5"W |
Area Served: | Leo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1181 feet (360 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XLU |
More Information: | XLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Cape May Airport (WWD):
- On December 12, 1976, an Atlantic City Airlines DeHavilland Twin Otter operating as Allegheny Commuter Flight 977 crashed short of the runway.
- Cape May County Airport covers an area of 996 acres at an elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
- Cape May Airport (WWD) has 2 runways.
- The airport started in 1941 as NAS Rio Grande, named for its location near Rio Grande, New Jersey.
- Because of Cape May Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape May 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 furthest airport from Cape May Airport (WWD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,780 miles (18,958 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Cape May Airport (WWD) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNW of WWD.
- In addition to being known as "Cape May Airport", another name for WWD is "Cape May County Airport".
- On-field services include self-serve 100LL gas and Fight Deck Diner.
Facts about Leo Airport (XLU):
- The closest airport to Leo Airport (XLU) is Pô Airport (PUP), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) E of XLU.
- The furthest airport from Leo Airport (XLU) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Leo Airport (meaning Leo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,238 miles (19,695 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Leo Airport (XLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Leo Airport", another name for XLU is "Leo Airport (Leo)".