Nonstop flight route between Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cluff Lake Airport (XCL), Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,972 miles (or 14,438 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 Cluff Lake Airport and Avalon 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 Cluff Lake Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCL / |
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Location: | Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°23'29"N by 109°30'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Areva Resources Canada Inc. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1103 feet (336 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XCL |
More Information: | XCL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVV / YMAV |
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Location: | Avalon, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'20"S by 144°10'8"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne, Geelong |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AVV |
More Information: | AVV Maps & Info |
Facts about Cluff Lake Airport (XCL):
- In addition to being known as "Cluff Lake Airport", another name for XCL is "CJS3".
- Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 9,862 miles (15,871 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Cluff Lake Airport (XCL) is Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) WNW of XCL.
Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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.
- In 2010, Tiger Airways signed a deal with the airport to set up its main hub and base from Avalon Airport and in 2011 celebrated its 250,000 passenger.
- On 1 June 2004 Jetstar started operations from the airport.
- Training of pilots from Japan's All Nippon Airways commenced at the airport on 8 September 1993.
- The airport's location between Melbourne and Geelong makes it both a capital city airport and an regional airport, servicing a large regional catchment in western Victoria and providing connections to tourism destinations such as the Great Ocean Road. Since Linfox Group’s purchase of the airport in 1997, Avalon Airport’s aviation operations have grown significantly as it has established itself as a second gateway to the Melbourne and Geelong regions.
- Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since acquiring the Head Lease in 1997, Linfox has changed the Airport which now holds the biennial Australian International Airshow – the showcase event of Australia’s aviation sector.
- The airport was opened in 1953, to cater for the production of military aircraft.
- The current terminal facility is approximately 4,500 square metres in area and houses four gates capable of servicing aircraft up to and including the size of the Airbus A321.
- In 1997, the Australian Commonwealth government through the Department of Defence, granted Linfox a 50 year plus a 49 year option lease of the airport.
- The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.