Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Pukatawagan Airport (XPK), Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada 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 Essendon Airport and Pukatawagan 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 Pukatawagan 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: | XPK / CZFG |
Airport Name: | Pukatawagan Airport |
Location: | Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°44'57"N by 101°15'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 960 feet (293 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XPK |
More Information: | XPK Maps & Info |
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- 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 closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of 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".
- In November 2007 Essendon Airport released its latest master plan.
- 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.
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
- The airport was extended with additional land during the 1930s.
- Essendon Airport is located at Essendon, in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Victoria, Australia.
Facts about Pukatawagan Airport (XPK):
- The furthest airport from Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,148 miles (16,331 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Pukatawagan Airport's relatively low elevation of 960 feet, planes can take off or land at Pukatawagan 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 Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) is Laurie River Airport (LRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of XPK.