Nonstop flight route between Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD), Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela and Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,333 miles (or 15,020 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 Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport and Melbourne 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 Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport and Melbourne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STD / SVSO |
Airport Name: | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport |
Location: | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°33'54"N by 72°2'5"W |
Airport Type: | Civil/Military |
Elevation: | 1083 feet (330 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STD |
More Information: | STD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEL / YMML |
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Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 144°50'35"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEL |
More Information: | MEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD):
- Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) is Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NW of STD.
- The furthest airport from Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is nearly antipodal to Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (meaning Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cibeureum Airfield), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia.
Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):
- In May 1959 it was announced that a new airport would be built at Tullamarine, with Prime Minister Robert Menzies announcing on 27 November 1962 a five-year plan to provide Melbourne with a A$45 million "jetport" by 1967.
- Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
- A$330 million expansion programme for Terminal 2 was announced in 2007.
- The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
- In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
- Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
- Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Expansion of carparks has also continued with a $40 million project commenced in 2004, doubling the size of the short term carpark with the addition of 2,500 spaces over six levels, along with 1,200 new spaces added to the 5,000 already available in the long term carpark.