Nonstop flight route between Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Anshu, Guizhou Province, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA), Anshu, Guizhou Province, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,088 miles (or 8,188 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 Avalon Airport and Anshun Huangguoshu 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 Avalon Airport and Anshun Huangguoshu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):

• In July 2011, the Civil Aviation Authority grounded all Tiger flights for 5 days, after a series of breaches by the airline, including a flight from Sydney to Avalon Airport where it flew too close to the terminal building as it approached the runway.
• The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
• 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.
• Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport's location between Melbourne and Geelong makes it both a capital city airport and an regional airport, servicing a large regional catchment in western Victoria and providing connections to tourism destinations such as the Great Ocean Road. Since Linfox Group’s purchase of the airport in 1997, Avalon Airport’s aviation operations have grown significantly as it has established itself as a second gateway to the Melbourne and Geelong regions.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
• Training of pilots from Japan's All Nippon Airways commenced at the airport on 8 September 1993.
• Following its suspension from the airport, Tiger’s CEO quit and all pilots were put through new training.
• 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.
• 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.
• In the beginning, the airport was a sheep and cattle farm and homestead, founded by James Austin, an immigrant from Glastonbury, Scotland.
• Since acquiring the Head Lease in 1997, Linfox has changed the Airport which now holds the biennial Australian International Airshow – the showcase event of Australia’s aviation sector. 
• The airport was opened in 1953, to cater for the production of military aircraft.

Facts about Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA):

• In addition to being known as "Anshun Huangguoshu Airport", other names for AVA include "安顺黄果树机场" and "Ānshùn Huángguǒshù Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (meaning Anshun Huangguoshu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,664 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
• The closest airport to Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), which is located 61 miles (97 kilometers) ENE of AVA.