Nonstop flight route between Morganton, North Carolina, United States and Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), Morganton, North Carolina, United States and Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ), Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,374 miles (or 16,696 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 Foothills Regional Airport and Ayers Rock 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 Foothills Regional Airport and Ayers Rock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRN / KMRN |
Airport Name: | Foothills Regional Airport |
Location: | Morganton, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°49'13"N by 81°36'41"W |
Area Served: | Morganton, North Carolina, US |
Operator/Owner: | Foothills Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1270 feet (387 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRN |
More Information: | MRN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYQ / YAYE |
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Location: | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°11'9"S by 130°58'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1626 feet (496 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AYQ |
More Information: | AYQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Foothills Regional Airport (MRN):
- The furthest airport from Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,482 miles (18,478 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) is Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of MRN.
- Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ):
- Ayers Rock Airport has one main terminal for scheduled flights..
- Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Connellan Airport was originally started by Edward Connellan.
- Ayers Rock Airport handled 309,089 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,463 miles (18,448 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- In addition to being known as "Ayers Rock Airport", other names for AYQ include "Connellan Airport" and "Ayers Rock/Connellan Airport".
- Jetstar operates Airbus A320, Qantaslink operates Boeing 717-200s and Virgin Australia operates a mixture of Boeing 737-700/800s and Embraer E-190s in and out of Ayers Rock Airport.
- The main users of the airport are light aircraft – either charter, scenic flights or private owned aircraft.
- The closest airport to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) is Alice Springs Airport (ASP), which is located 207 miles (333 kilometers) ENE of AYQ.