Nonstop flight route between Agnew, Queensland, Australia and Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Agnew Airport (AGW), Agnew, Queensland, Australia and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX), Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,298 miles (or 14,964 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 Agnew Airport and Montréal–Mirabel International 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 Agnew Airport and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Agnew Airport (AGW):

• The closest airport to Agnew Airport (AGW) is Weipa Airport (WEI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) SSW of AGW.
• Because of Agnew Airport's relatively low elevation of 160 feet, planes can take off or land at Agnew 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 Agnew Airport (AGW) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,522 miles (18,543 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
• Agnew Airport (AGW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX):

• Mirabel was designed to be eventually expanded to six runways and six terminal buildings, with a separate STOLport also planned.
• The C$716 million expansion of Dorval from 2000–2005 gave it the ability to serve 20 million passengers a year, ironically accomplishing one of the goals that was to be met with the construction of Mirabel.
• Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) has 2 runways.
• In December 2006, in a move he called "correcting a historical injustice," Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the return of 4,450 hectares of farmland expropriated to build Mirabel airport.
• The closest airport to Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SE of YMX.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• In addition to being known as "Montréal–Mirabel International Airport", another name for YMX is "Aéroport international Montréal–Mirabel".
• Because of Montréal–Mirabel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 271 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Mirabel International 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.
• Montréal–Mirabel International Airport opened for business on October 4, 1975, in time for the 1976 Summer Olympics.
• The furthest airport from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.