Nonstop flight route between Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Newport, Rhode Island, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Newport State Airport (NPT), Newport, Rhode Island, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,553 miles (or 16,983 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 Newport State 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 Newport State 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: | NPT / KUUU |
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Location: | Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°31'56"N by 71°16'54"W |
Area Served: | Newport, Rhode Island |
Operator/Owner: | State of Rhode Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NPT |
More Information: | NPT Maps & Info |
Facts about Avalon Airport (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.
- 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.
- 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 first scheduled passenger flights out of the airport were operated by Hazelton Airlines, who commenced flights between Avalon Airport and Sydney in February 1995.
- In June 2011, Tiger announced it would be withdrawing several flights from the airport to Tullamarine Airport to make the airline operations more profitable.
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- Avalon Airport is the second busiest of the four airports serving Melbourne and is located in Avalon, Victoria, Australia, 50 km to the south-west of the state capital Melbourne and 15 km north-east of the city of Geelong.
- 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.
- 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.
- Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In October 1988, the ASTA Aircraft Services division took the first Boeing 747 to Avalon for servicing and maintenance.
- On 1 June 2004 Jetstar started operations from the airport.
Facts about Newport State Airport (NPT):
- Newport State Airport (NPT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Newport State Airport (NPT) is T. F. Green Airport (PVD), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of NPT.
- The airport site was acquired by the state in July 1960, and construction of the runways and taxiways was completed by September 1967.
- Because of Newport State Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport State 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.
- Newport State Airport is a state owned, public use airport in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.
- The furthest airport from Newport State Airport (NPT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,807 miles (19,001 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Newport State Airport", another name for NPT is "UUU".
- Newport State Airport is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, the other five being T.F.