Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Hua Hin, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Hua Hin Airport (HHQ), Hua Hin, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,531 miles (or 7,292 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 Melbourne Airport and Hua Hin 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 Melbourne Airport and Hua Hin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEL / YMML |
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Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 144°50'35"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEL |
More Information: | MEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHQ / VTPH |
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Location: | Hua Hin, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°38'9"N by 99°57'5"E |
Area Served: | Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HHQ |
More Information: | HHQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):
- Today, a wide range of shops and food outlets are situated at the end of the terminal near the entrance into Terminal 2.
- In 2003, Melbourne received the International Air Transport Association Eagle Award for service and two National Tourism Awards for tourism services.
- Melbourne Airport was originally called Tullamarine Airport, after the adjacent suburb of the same name.
- Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
- On 1 July 1970, Melbourne Airport was opened to international operations by Prime Minister John Gorton, ending Essendon's near 2-decade run as Melbourne International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
- Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
- Terminal 1 hosts domestic services for Qantas Group airlines, Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink and is located to the northern end of the building.
- Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
- The Melbourne–Sydney air route is the third most-travelled passenger air route in the world and the third busiest in the Asia Pacific region.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Hua Hin Airport (HHQ):
- The closest airport to Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) is U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) E of HHQ.
- In addition to being known as "Hua Hin Airport", another name for HHQ is "ท่าอากาศยานหัวหิน".
- The furthest airport from Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Hua Hin Airport (meaning Hua Hin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,689 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.
- Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hua Hin Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Hua Hin 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.