Nonstop flight route between Exeter, United Kingdom and Bamaga, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Exeter International Airport (EXT), Exeter, United Kingdom and Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM), Bamaga, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,080 miles (or 14,612 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 Exeter International Airport and Northern Peninsula 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 Exeter International Airport and Northern Peninsula Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EXT / EGTE |
Airport Name: | Exeter International Airport |
Location: | Exeter, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°44'3"N by 3°24'50"W |
Area Served: | Exeter, Devon |
Operator/Owner: | Exeter and Devon Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EXT |
More Information: | EXT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABM / YBAM |
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Location: | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°57'2"S by 142°27'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABM |
More Information: | ABM Maps & Info |
Facts about Exeter International Airport (EXT):
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 11 September the headquarters of the 440th TCG was established at the group's new base at Reims, France, and the last of the air echelon left Exeter two days later.
- Exeter met the requirement of basing USAAF troop carrier groups close to where units of the 101st Airborne Division were located and within reasonable range of the expected area of operations.
- Exeter International Airport handled 741,465 passengers last year.
- Exeter International Airport is located 4 miles east of the city of Exeter and is approximately 170 miles south west of London.
- The closest airport to Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Plymouth City Airport (PLH), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SW of EXT.
- During World War II RAF Exeter was important RAF Fighter Command airfield during the Battle of Britain, with some two dozen different RAF fighter squadrons being stationed there for varying periods through 1944, and just about all the operational fighter types of those years had been present.
- Exeter was a joint RAF/Civil airfield in the 1960s.
- The 440th was a group of Ninth Air Force's 50th Troop Carrier Wing, IX Troop Carrier Command.
- Because of Exeter International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Exeter International 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 Exeter International Airport (EXT) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,994 miles (19,302 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM):
- The closest airport to Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) is Horn Island Airport (HID), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNW of ABM.
- Because of Northern Peninsula Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Peninsula 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 Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,517 miles (18,534 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Northern Peninsula Airport", other names for ABM include "(formerly Bamaga Airport)" and "YNPE".