Nonstop flight route between Springfield, Ohio, United States and Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH), Springfield, Ohio, United States and Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,699 miles (or 15,609 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 Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport and Mount Hotham 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 Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport and Mount Hotham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGH / KSGH |
Airport Name: | Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport |
Location: | Springfield, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°50'25"N by 83°50'25"W |
Area Served: | Springfield, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Springfield |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1051 feet (320 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGH |
More Information: | SGH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHU / YHOT |
Airport Name: | Mount Hotham Airport |
Location: | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°2'50"S by 147°20'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | MHSC Transportation Services Pty Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 4260 feet (1,298 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHU |
More Information: | MHU Maps & Info |
Facts about Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH):
- The furthest airport from Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,316 miles (18,211 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH) is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of SGH.
- Three units of the Ohio Air National Guard, including the 178th Fighter Wing are based at the co-located Springfield Air National Guard Base.
- Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH) has 2 runways.
Facts about Mount Hotham Airport (MHU):
- On 8 July 2005, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain charter plane crashed into terrain while attempting to make a landing at the airport, killing the pilot and two passengers.
- One airline is looking to recommence services in 2015 with similar aircraft to those used by Qantaslink, but initially with less services.
- Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Mount Hotham Airport (meaning Mount Hotham Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) is Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MHU.
- With massive Qantas cutbacks announced early 2014, Qantaslink will no longer serve Mt Hotham airport, meaning no more scheduled services.
- Because of Mount Hotham Airport's high elevation of 4,260 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MHU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MHU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.