Nonstop flight route between Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gunnedah Airport (GUH), Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,880 miles (or 14,291 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 Gunnedah Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International 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 Gunnedah Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUH / YGDH |
Airport Name: | Gunnedah Airport |
Location: | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°57'42"S by 150°15'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Gunnedah Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 863 feet (263 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUH |
More Information: | GUH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
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Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Gunnedah Airport (GUH):
- Gunnedah Airport (GUH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gunnedah Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Gunnedah 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 Gunnedah Airport (GUH) is Tamworth Airport (TMW), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) ESE of GUH.
- The furthest airport from Gunnedah Airport (GUH) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,946 miles (19,225 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- On September 19, 1947 the airport was shut down as it was submerged under two feet of water in the wake of the 1947 Hurricane's impact.
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- Japan Airlines used New Orleans as a stop for "special schedule" service between Tokyo, Japan and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the mid 1960s and early 1970s.
- Capital Airlines was one of the first airlines to operate jets into New Orleans with the Boeing 720.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- MSY reopened to commercial flights on September 13, 2005, with four flights operated by Delta Air Lines to Atlanta and a Northwest Airlines flight to Memphis.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.