Nonstop flight route between Aswan, Egypt and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aswan International Airport (ASW), Aswan, Egypt and Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,384 miles (or 13,493 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 Aswan International 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 Aswan International Airport and Essendon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aswan International Airport (ASW):

• The closest airport to Aswan International Airport (ASW) is Luxor International Airport (LXR), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) N of ASW.
• Because of Aswan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 662 feet, planes can take off or land at Aswan 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.
• The furthest airport from Aswan International Airport (ASW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Aswan International Airport (meaning Aswan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Aswan International Airport", other names for ASW include "مطار أسوان الدولي" and "Daraw Airport".
• Aswan International Airport (ASW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):

• Essendon Airport is located at Essendon, in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Victoria, Australia.
• Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.
• Essendon became Australia's second, and Melbourne's first international airport in February 1950.