Nonstop flight route between Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Hayden, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), Hayden, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,723 miles (or 14,038 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 Yampa Valley 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 Yampa Valley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVV / YMAV |
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Location: | Avalon, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'20"S by 144°10'8"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne, Geelong |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AVV |
More Information: | AVV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDN / KHDN |
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Location: | Hayden, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'51"N by 107°13'4"W |
Area Served: | Hayden, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Routt County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6606 feet (2,014 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HDN |
More Information: | HDN Maps & Info |
Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):
- 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 airport is located on land of the original indigenous owners, the Wuthaurung People, and a scatter stone area is preserved on the Avalon Airport site, out of respect for the original owners.
- International Operations
- 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.
- 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 2010, Tiger Airways signed a deal with the airport to set up its main hub and base from Avalon Airport and in 2011 celebrated its 250,000 passenger.
- Unlike Melbourne Airport, which is governed by the Commonwealth Airports Act, Avalon Airport falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defence, and is privately leased by Linfox Group.
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
Facts about Yampa Valley Airport (HDN):
- Because of Yampa Valley Airport's high elevation of 6,606 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HDN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HDN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Yampa Valley Airport", another name for HDN is "Yampa Valley Regional Airport".
- The Yampa Valley Airport recently completed Phase II of a project that expanded the terminal, apron and parking lots.
- The closest airport to Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of HDN.
- Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) currently has only 1 runway.
- All seasonal flights begin in December and end in April.
- The furthest airport from Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,901 miles (17,543 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.