Nonstop flight route between Florence, Italy and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), Florence, Italy and Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,010 miles (or 16,110 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 Florence Airport, Peretola and Essendon 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 Florence Airport, Peretola and Essendon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLR / LIRQ |
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Location: | Florence, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°48'36"N by 11°12'14"E |
Area Served: | Florence, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto di Firenze |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLR |
More Information: | FLR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEB / YMEN |
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Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'41"S by 144°54'6"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Zavanti Holdings Pty. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEB |
More Information: | MEB Maps & Info |
Facts about Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR):
- The closest airport to Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) is Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of FLR.
- Because of Florence Airport, Peretola's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Florence Airport, Peretola 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.
- In the late 1940s Peretola welcomed its first passenger flights with the DC-3 Aerea Teseo.
- In 1990, the airport was named after Florence native Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian merchant and cartographer.
- Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is a small airport, with a single runway and the main taxiway is situated at the end of runway 05, with an overshoot/holding area at the end of runway 23.
- In addition to being known as "Florence Airport, Peretola", another name for FLR is "Aeroporto di Firenze-Peretola".
- The furthest airport from Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Florence Airport, Peretola (meaning Florence Airport, Peretola is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,055 miles (19,401 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1992 the building now dedicated to arrivals, constructed by AdF, was inaugurated.
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
- A variety of aircraft were used through Essendon in the 1960s - Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- The furthest airport from Essendon Airport (MEB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Essendon Airport (meaning Essendon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Essendon Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Essendon 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.
- Originally the airport had grass runways with the first tenants moving in from December 1921, including H.J.
- The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.
- The airfield itself also has undergone a major upgrade with the installation of lighting and signage systems to bring the airport to International Civil Aviation Organization standards.
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.