Nonstop flight route between Mildura, Victoria, Australia and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from MQL to FSD:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- MQL Airport Information
- FSD Airport Information
- Facts about MQL
- Facts about FSD
- Map of Nearest Airports to MQL
- List of Nearest Airports to MQL
- Map of Furthest Airports from MQL
- List of Furthest Airports from MQL
- Map of Nearest Airports to FSD
- List of Nearest Airports to FSD
- Map of Furthest Airports from FSD
- List of Furthest Airports from FSD
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mildura Airport (MQL), Mildura, Victoria, Australia and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,276 miles (or 14,928 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 Mildura Airport and Sioux Falls Regional 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 Mildura Airport and Sioux Falls Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQL / YMIA |
Airport Name: | Mildura Airport |
Location: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°13'45"S by 142°5'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mildura Airport Pty Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQL |
More Information: | MQL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSD / KFSD |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'54"N by 96°44'30"W |
Area Served: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sioux Falls |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1430 feet (436 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSD |
More Information: | FSD Maps & Info |
Facts about Mildura Airport (MQL):
- Mildura Airport is located 5 nautical miles southwest of Mildura, Victoria, Australia.
- The furthest airport from Mildura Airport (MQL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,916 miles (19,178 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- During World War II it was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force as RAAF Base Mildura.
- Mildura Airport (MQL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Mildura Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Mildura 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 Mildura Airport (MQL) is Robinvale Airport (RBC), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) S of MQL.
- Mildura Airport handled 207,422 passengers last year.
Facts about Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD):
- In addition to being known as "Sioux Falls Regional Airport", another name for FSD is "Joe Foss Field".
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.
- The closest airport to Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) is Madison Municipal Airport (XMD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of FSD.
- Although the South Dakota Adjutant General is based in Camp Rapid in Rapid City, South Dakota, the South Dakota Air National Guard is effectively headquartered with the 114 FW.
- The furthest airport from Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,610 miles (17,075 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) has 3 runways.
- On December 20, 1983, Ozark Airlines Flight 650 struck a snow plow while landing, killing the driver.
- Beginning in the spring of 2009, the Sioux Falls Regional Airport embarked on a 3 phase multi-year, multi-million dollar renovation and expansion project, designed by Koch Hazard Architects, that included renovating and expanding the ticketing and check-in counter area, renovating the ground floor gift shop, updating and renovating the concourse, and updating and expanding the airport's parking operations.
- Joe Foss Field covers an area of 1,570 acres at an elevation of 1,430 feet above mean sea level.