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Wau to El-ObeidHSWW → HSOB

Wau Airport (HSWW / WUU) in Wau, South Sudan to El-Obeid Airport (HSOB / EBD) in El-Obeid, Sudan is 352 nautical miles — 652 kilometres, or 405 statute miles — on the great circle, on an initial bearing of 022°. A business jet at Mach 0.85 and FL410 takes about 1h 15m block time in still air.

Published by Overfly · Airport data: OurAirports, · Last updated

NAUTICAL MILES
352
KILOMETRES
652
STATUTE MILES
405
INITIAL BEARING
022°
BLOCK TIME
1h 15m
M0.85 · FL410 · still air

Can the aeroplane make it?

Range here is usable range — book range at long-range cruise, less a reserve allowance. It is the figure that decides whether the leg closes, and it is the question most mappers do not answer.

G650ER7,300 nm usable · 5%clears
G5506,550 nm usable · 5%clears
Global 75007,500 nm usable · 5%clears
Falcon 8X6,250 nm usable · 6%clears
Falcon 7X5,750 nm usable · 6%clears
Challenger 3503,000 nm usable · 12%clears
A350-9008,250 nm usable · 4%clears
B777-300ER7,120 nm usable · 5%clears
A320neo3,150 nm usable · 11%clears
A3203,150 nm usable · 11%clears
B737 MAX 83,250 nm usable · 11%clears
B737-8002,850 nm usable · 12%clears
An-1242,950 nm usable · 12%clears
Concorde3,650 nm usable · 10%clears
King Air 2001,400 nm usable · 25%clears
ATR 721,300 nm usable · 27%clears
Dash 8 Q4001,100 nm usable · 32%clears

How far from an airport?

Nowhere on the great circle is more than 51 minutes from a suitable airport at the one-engine diversion speed Overfly uses (430 kt in still air), so a twin-engine aircraft flies it under the 60-minute rule, with no ETOPS approval needed.

A suitable airport here is one OurAirports classes as large with a runway of 8,000 ft or more. An operator’s real alternates also depend on weather, fire cover and approval, and its diversion speed on the type. More in equal-time points and ETOPS, explained.

The two fields

HSWW / WUU
Wau Airport
Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, South Sudan7.7258, 27.9750466 m · 1,529 ft elevationlongest runway 09/27 · 2,500 m
HSOB / EBD
El-Obeid Airport
El-Obeid, North Kurdufan State, Sudan13.1532, 30.2327587 m · 1,927 ft elevationlongest runway 01/19 · 3,000 m

Questions people ask about this route

How far is it from Wau (HSWW) to El-Obeid (HSOB)?

352 nautical miles. That is 652 kilometres or 405 statute miles, measured as a great circle between Wau Airport and El-Obeid Airport.

How long is the flight from Wau to El-Obeid?

About 1h 15m block time for a business jet cruising at Mach 0.85 at FL410 in still air, including 30 minutes of taxi, climb and descent. Wind moves that figure in either direction — eastbound across the North Atlantic or the Pacific it can be an hour or more. This page is deliberately still-air so the figure is stable and citable; to apply the month's average upper winds from NOAA, open the route in the mapper and switch on seasonal winds.

What is the initial bearing from Wau (HSWW) to El-Obeid (HSOB)?

022° true at the departure point. A great circle changes heading continuously, so this is the initial bearing, not a constant one.

Which aircraft can fly Wau to El-Obeid non-stop?

Of the types Overfly carries, G650ER, G550, Global 7500, Falcon 8X, Falcon 7X, Challenger 350, A350-900, B777-300ER, A320neo, A320, B737 MAX 8, B737-800, An-124, Concorde, King Air 200, ATR 72, Dash 8 Q400 clear it on usable range — that is book range less a reserve allowance.

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