Nonstop flight route between Avalon, Victoria, Australia and St. George, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia and St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU), St. George, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,313 miles (or 13,379 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 Avalon Airport and St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011), 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 Avalon Airport and St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVV / YMAV |
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Location: | Avalon, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'20"S by 144°10'8"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne, Geelong |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AVV |
More Information: | AVV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGU / KSGU |
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Location: | St. George, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°5'26"N by 113°35'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of St. George |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2941 feet (896 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGU |
More Information: | SGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):
- The first scheduled passenger flights out of the airport were operated by Hazelton Airlines, who commenced flights between Avalon Airport and Sydney in February 1995.
- The current terminal facility is approximately 4,500 square metres in area and houses four gates capable of servicing aircraft up to and including the size of the Airbus A321.
- Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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 closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
- Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- In June 2011, Tiger announced it would be withdrawing several flights from the airport to Tullamarine Airport to make the airline operations more profitable.
- In 1985 the Government Aircraft Factories changed its name to Aerospace Technologies of Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- Avalon Airport is the second busiest of the four airports serving Melbourne and is located in Avalon, Victoria, Australia, 50 km to the south-west of the state capital Melbourne and 15 km north-east of the city of Geelong.
- In October 1988, the ASTA Aircraft Services division took the first Boeing 747 to Avalon for servicing and maintenance.
- The Airport is a single runway, curfew free airport with a helipad.
Facts about St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU):
- In addition to being known as "St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011)", another name for SGU is "St. George Municipal Airport (1972-2010)".
- St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The new airport has been partially funded by grants from the FAA totalling $24.2 million.
- The furthest airport from St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,225 miles (18,065 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) is Mesquite Airport (MFH), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of SGU.