Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Norwich, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC), Norwich, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,296 miles (or 16,570 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 Essendon Airport and Lt. Warren Eaton 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 Essendon Airport and Lt. Warren Eaton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OIC / KOIC |
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Location: | Norwich, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°33'59"N by 75°31'27"W |
Area Served: | Norwich, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Chenango County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1025 feet (312 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OIC |
More Information: | OIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- 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.
- 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.
- The area of the airport was originally known as St Johns, after an early landowner.
- In 2001, the Commonwealth Government sold its management rights for the airport to Edgelear Pty.
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
- The airport was extended with additional land during the 1930s.
- The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.
- On 31 January 1945, a heavily-modified Stinson Model A registered VH-UYY and named Tokana, operated by Australian National Airways, departed from Essendon Airport for the daily flight to Kerang.
- The major passenger airlines using Essendon in the postwar years until scheduled air services were transferred to Tullamarine were Ansett Airlines and Trans Australia Airlines.
- Originally the airport had grass runways with the first tenants moving in from December 1921, including H.J.
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC):
- The furthest airport from Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,608 miles (18,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC) is Sidney Municipal Airport (SXY), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SSE of OIC.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- Lt. Warren Eaton Airport (OIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lt. Warren Eaton Airport", another name for OIC is "Lt. Warren E. Eaton Airport".