Nonstop flight route between York Landing, Manitoba, Canada and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between York Landing Airport (ZAC), York Landing, Manitoba, Canada and Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,411 miles (or 15,145 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 York Landing 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 York Landing 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: | ZAC / CZAC |
Airport Name: | York Landing Airport |
Location: | York Landing, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°5'21"N by 96°5'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 622 feet (190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZAC |
More Information: | ZAC 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 York Landing Airport (ZAC):
- Because of York Landing Airport's relatively low elevation of 622 feet, planes can take off or land at York Landing 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 York Landing Airport (ZAC) is Kelsey Airport (KES), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of ZAC.
- York Landing Airport (ZAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from York Landing Airport (ZAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,311 miles (16,594 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.
- Essendon Airport is located at Essendon, in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Victoria, Australia.
- The airfield itself also has undergone a major upgrade with the installation of lighting and signage systems to bring the airport to International Civil Aviation Organization standards.
- In 2007, the airport was re-designed under a new master plan, as part of the Essendon Fields development.
- In 1959 Cabinet approved the acquisition of 2,167 ha in Tullamarine for the purpose of a new international airport, which began construction in the 1960s and was ready to handle aircraft by 1967, but not passenger flights.
- A variety of aircraft were used through Essendon in the 1960s - Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- 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.