Nonstop flight route between Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Ipil Airport (IPE), Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,458 miles (or 5,564 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 Ipil 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 Ipil 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):

• Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was opened in 1953, to cater for the production of military aircraft.
• Currently the airport alone hosts Jetstar Airways, who offer five flights per day to Sydney and Brisbane, using the Airbus A320.
• The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
• 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.
• 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.
• On 1 June 2004 Jetstar started operations from the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
• In October 1988, the ASTA Aircraft Services division took the first Boeing 747 to Avalon for servicing and maintenance.
• 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.

Facts about Ipil Airport (IPE):

• In addition to being known as "Ipil Airport", another name for IPE is "Paliparan ng Ipil Tugpahanan sa Ipil Aeropuerto de Ipil".
• The closest airport to Ipil Airport (IPE) is Pagadian Airport (PAG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of IPE.
• The furthest airport from Ipil Airport (IPE) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Ipil Airport (meaning Ipil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,268 miles (19,744 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• Ipil Airport (IPE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ipil Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipil 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.