Nonstop flight route between Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia and Cumberland, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alice Springs Airport (ASP), Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia and Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE), Cumberland, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,246 miles (or 16,489 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 Alice Springs Airport and Greater Cumberland Regional 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 Alice Springs Airport and Greater Cumberland Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alice Springs Airport (ASP):

• The airport has two runways, the largest of which can accommodate a Boeing 747 or 777 landing.
• Seven Mile Aerodrome was originally built in 1940 by the Australian Department of Defence and was used primarily by the Royal Australian Air Force and the United States Air Force, to bring troops and supplies into the area.
• On 1 April 1989 the Federal Airports Corporation assumed control of the airport.
• Alice Springs Airport was the site of the resolution of Australia's first domestic aircraft hijacking.
• Alice Springs Airport handled 598,749 passengers last year.
• Alice Springs Airport (ASP) has 2 runways.
• The facility is to be operated by Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage Ltd which chose Alice Springs because its dry, arid climate is perfect for aircraft storage and preservation.
• The furthest airport from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,336 miles (18,243 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
• The closest airport to Alice Springs Airport (ASP) is Cowra Airport (CWT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of ASP.
• On 27 May 2011 it was announced that Alice Springs Airport had been selected to be the first large-scale aircraft "boneyard" outside the United States, with the first aircraft for storage to arrive early in 2012.

Facts about Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE):

• The Cumberland Greater Regional Airport was used for a 1.6-mile airport course run in Wiley Ford, West Virginia in the 1950s and 1960s.
• The airport has not had service from a major airline since US Airways Express carrier Air Midwest left in September 2001.
• The closest airport to Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ESE of CBE.
• Because of Greater Cumberland Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Cumberland 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.
• The furthest airport from Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) has 2 runways.