Nonstop flight route between George Town, Tasmania, Australia and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between George Town Aerodrome (GEE), George Town, Tasmania, Australia and Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,209 miles (or 14,821 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 George Town Aerodrome and Lakefront 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 George Town Aerodrome and Lakefront Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GEE / YGTO |
Airport Name: | George Town Aerodrome |
Location: | George Town, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°4'47"S by 146°50'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | George Town Airport Association |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GEE |
More Information: | GEE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEW / KNEW |
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Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'33"N by 90°1'41"W |
Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Orleans Levee District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NEW |
More Information: | NEW Maps & Info |
Facts about George Town Aerodrome (GEE):
- Because of George Town Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at George Town Aerodrome 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 George Town Aerodrome (GEE) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to George Town Aerodrome (meaning George Town Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,292 miles (19,781 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- George Town Aerodrome (GEE) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to George Town Aerodrome (GEE) is Devonport Airport (DPO), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GEE.
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
- At the start of the 1960s, thick concrete panels were added to the main terminal building to turn it into a Cold War era bomb shelter.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
- On January 23, 2010 a United States Navy Beechcraft T-34 Mentor training aircraft crashed into Lake Ponchartrain just over one mile from the approach end of the airport.
- Lakefront Airport was badly damaged by storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and again during Hurricane Isaac in 2012.
- The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
- Because of Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakefront 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 Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,127 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Lakefront Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles northeast of the central business district of New Orleans, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces and housed the Tropical Weather School in 1945.