Nonstop flight route between Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL), Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,027 miles (or 4,871 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 Purwokerto / Wirasaba 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 Purwokerto / Wirasaba 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: | PWL / |
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Location: | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°27'42"S by 109°25'0"E |
Area Served: | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Indonesian Airforce Airport Public Airport (n |
View all routes: | Routes from PWL |
More Information: | PWL Maps & Info |
Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):
- A 10,000 ft runway was built by Country Roads Board, with the first plane landing on 3 April 1953 – a four-engined Avro Lincoln heavy bomber flown from Fishermans Bend.
- The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
- In June 2011, Tiger announced it would be withdrawing several flights from the airport to Tullamarine Airport to make the airline operations more profitable.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- The current terminal facility is approximately 4,500 square metres in area and houses four gates capable of servicing aircraft up to and including the size of the Airbus A321.
- Training of pilots from Japan's All Nippon Airways commenced at the airport on 8 September 1993.
- 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.
- On 27 June 1995 Aerospace Technologies of Australia was privatised by the Commonwealth Government, selling the aircraft divisions to Rockwell Australia Limited, and the airport operations to Avalon Airport Geelong Pty Ltd.
- Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL):
- In addition to being known as "Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport", other names for PWL include "Bandar Udara Wirasaba" and "WICP".
- The closest airport to Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of PWL.
- The furthest airport from Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) is Guasdualito Airport (GDO), which is nearly antipodal to Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (meaning Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guasdualito Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,981 kilometers) away in Guasdualito, Venezuela.