Nonstop flight route between Apalachicola, Florida, United States and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF), Apalachicola, Florida, United States and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,591 miles (or 15,435 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 Apalachicola Regional 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 Apalachicola Regional Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF):

• On March 15, 1964, a pilot with the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) has 3 runways.
• The current airport was originally constructed in 1939 by the Army Air Corps.
• In addition to being known as "Apalachicola Regional Airport", another name for AAF is "(former Apalachicola AAF)".
• The closest airport to Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) is Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of AAF.
• Apalachicola Regional Airport is a county owned, public use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Apalachicola, a city in Franklin County, Florida, United States.
• Because of Apalachicola Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Apalachicola Regional 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.

Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):

• In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
• Since the introduction of Jetstar in 2004, the Avalon Airport terminal facilities have been expanded from the original size of 732 square metres to nearly 5,600 square metres.
• 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.
• On 27 June 1995 Aerospace Technologies of Australia was privatised by the Commonwealth Government, selling the aircraft divisions to Rockwell Australia Limited, and the airport operations to Avalon Airport Geelong Pty Ltd.
• The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
• Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Unlike Melbourne Airport, which is governed by the Commonwealth Airports Act, Avalon Airport falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defence, and is privately leased by Linfox Group.