Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Florida, United States and Morawa, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, Florida, United States and Morawa Airport (MWB), Morawa, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,424 miles (or 18,385 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 International Airport and Morawa 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 International Airport and Morawa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLB / KMLB |
Airport Name: | Melbourne International Airport |
Location: | Melbourne, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'10"N by 80°38'43"W |
Area Served: | Melbourne, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Melbourne, Florida |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
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More Information: | MLB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWB / YMRW |
Airport Name: | Morawa Airport |
Location: | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°12'5"S by 116°1'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Morawa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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More Information: | MWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne International Airport (MLB):
- In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Eastern Airlines Boeing 727s, Douglas DC-9s and Lockheed Electras flew out of the airport.
- People Express Airlines started nonstops to Newark, Baltimore, Columbus and Buffalo, New York in spring 1982.
- The closest airport to Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of MLB.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Melbourne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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.
- Melbourne International Airport is a public airport 1.5 miles northwest of downtown Melbourne, in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
- In January 1951 the airport had runways 4, 9, 13, and 16, all 4,000 to 4,300 feet long.
- In the year ending June 30, 2009 the airport had 133,576 aircraft operations.
- 229,000 passengers used the airport in 2009, a 24% drop from 2008.
- Melbourne International Airport (MLB) has 3 runways.
Facts about Morawa Airport (MWB):
- Morawa Airport (MWB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Morawa Airport (MWB) is Mullewa Airport (MXU), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNW of MWB.
- Because of Morawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Morawa 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 Morawa Airport (MWB) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Morawa Airport (meaning Morawa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,657 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.