Nonstop flight route between Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ), Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and RAAF Learmonth (LEA), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,836 miles (or 15,829 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 Albuquerque International Sunport and RAAF Learmonth, 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 Albuquerque International Sunport and RAAF Learmonth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABQ / KABQ |
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Location: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°2'21"N by 106°36'38"W |
Area Served: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
Operator/Owner: | City of Albuquerque |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5355 feet (1,632 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABQ |
More Information: | ABQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEA / YPLM |
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Location: | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E |
Area Served: | Exmouth, Western Australia |
Operator/Owner: | RAAF/Shire of Exmouth |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEA |
More Information: | LEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ):
- In addition to being known as "Albuquerque International Sunport", another name for ABQ is "Albuquerque".
- Albuquerque International Sunport has one terminal with 24 gates in three concourses, including a concourse for commuter airline gates.
- Because of Albuquerque International Sunport's high elevation of 5,355 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ABQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ABQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,217 miles (18,051 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The largest passenger aircraft scheduled into Albuquerque is the Boeing 757, operated by Delta Air Lines on flights from Atlanta during spring and summer.
- Albuquerque International Sunport handled 5,801,641 passengers last year.
- The present terminal was designed by William E.
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NE of ABQ.
Facts about RAAF Learmonth (LEA):
- RAAF Learmonth (LEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 made an emergency landing at RAAF Learmonth.
- In addition to being known as "RAAF Learmonth", another name for LEA is "Learmonth Airport".
- In the mid-1960s, the Federal Government gave its support to plans by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Val Hancock, to redevelop Learmonth as a 'bare base', due to its proximity to Indonesia.
- The closest airport to RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NE of LEA.
- The furthest airport from RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is nearly antipodal to RAAF Learmonth (meaning RAAF Learmonth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,594 kilometers) away in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- RAAF Learmonth handled 90,861 passengers last year.
- Because of RAAF Learmonth's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at RAAF Learmonth 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.