Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Panama City, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), Panama City, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,036 miles (or 14,541 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 Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" 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 Essendon Airport and Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" 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: | 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: | PAC / MPMG |
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Location: | Panama City, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°58'23"N by 79°33'20"W |
Area Served: | Panama City, Panama |
Operator/Owner: | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAC |
More Information: | PAC Maps & Info |
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
- International flights departed mainly from Sydney during Essendon's years of operation, and there were regular daily flights between the two largest metropolitan areas in Australia.
- 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 1920s period saw the great pioneering aviation flights of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith who visited the airport on several occasions.
- In 2001, the Commonwealth Government sold its management rights for the airport to Edgelear Pty.
- The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
- The airport was extended with additional land during the 1930s.
Facts about Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC):
- The closest airport to Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) is Tocumen International Airport (PTY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of PAC.
- Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (meaning Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,106 miles (19,482 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport handled 289,197 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport", another name for PAC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert"".
- Because of Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" 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.