Nonstop flight route between Amarillo, Texas, United States and Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, United States and Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,789 miles (or 15,755 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 Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Port Hedland 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 Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Port Hedland International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMA / KAMA |
Airport Name: | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport |
Location: | Amarillo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°13'9"N by 101°42'20"W |
Area Served: | Amarillo, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Amarillo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3607 feet (1,099 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMA |
More Information: | AMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHE / YPPD |
Airport Name: | Port Hedland International Airport |
Location: | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°22'40"S by 118°37'35"E |
Area Served: | Port Hedland and South Hedland |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Port Hedland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHE |
More Information: | PHE Maps & Info |
Facts about Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA):
- The furthest airport from Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,034 miles (17,757 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On July 1, 2007 the Space Shuttle Atlantis made a stop at the airport while being piggybacked from Edwards Air Force Base to Florida—one of the few visits by the shuttle to a commercial airport.
- The original English Field terminal building was converted in 1997 to a museum maintained by the Texas Aviation Historical Society.
- The closest airport to Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) is Tradewind Airport (TDW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of AMA.
- Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Port Hedland International Airport (PHE):
- The furthest airport from Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Port Hedland International Airport (meaning Port Hedland International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- The closest airport to Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) is Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) SSW of PHE.
- Port Hedland International Airport was ranked 21st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- Port Hedland International Airport handled 367,690 passengers last year.
- Because of Port Hedland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Hedland 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.
- Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) has 2 runways.