Nonstop flight route between Sandusky, Ohio, United States and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY), Sandusky, Ohio, United States and Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,923 miles (or 15,970 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 Griffing Sandusky Airport and Essendon 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 Griffing Sandusky Airport and Essendon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKY / KSKY |
Airport Name: | Griffing Sandusky Airport |
Location: | Sandusky, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'59"N by 82°39'7"W |
Area Served: | Sandusky, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Griffing-Sandusky Airport, Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 580 feet (177 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKY |
More Information: | SKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEB / YMEN |
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Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'41"S by 144°54'6"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Zavanti Holdings Pty. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEB |
More Information: | MEB Maps & Info |
Facts about Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY):
- The furthest airport from Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,339 miles (18,249 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Griffing Sandusky Airport's relatively low elevation of 580 feet, planes can take off or land at Griffing Sandusky 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 Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY) is Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of SKY.
- Griffing Flying Service offered scheduled passenger service to Sandusky until December, 2013.
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- In 2001, the Commonwealth Government sold its management rights for the airport to Edgelear Pty.
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
- On 31 January 1945, a heavily-modified Stinson Model A registered VH-UYY and named Tokana, operated by Australian National Airways, departed from Essendon Airport for the daily flight to Kerang.
- The furthest airport from Essendon Airport (MEB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Essendon Airport (meaning Essendon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
- Originally the airport had grass runways with the first tenants moving in from December 1921, including H.J.
- Because of Essendon Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Essendon 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.
- A variety of aircraft were used through Essendon in the 1960s - Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.