Nonstop flight route between Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands:
Departure Airport:
(38°2'20"S by 144°10'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°20'18"N by 64°56'26"W)
Distance from AVV to SPB:
10,218.29 miles (16,444.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB), Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,218 miles (or 16,445 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 Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base, 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 Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | SPB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'18"N by 64°56'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Virgin Islands Port Authority |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPB |
| More Information: | SPB Maps & Info |
Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
- Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1961, Government Aircraft Factories combined with The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, and built and serviced 110 Mirage fighters at the site, and in 1970 Jindivit Target Aircraft transferred to Avalon Airport from Fishermen’s Bend, adding production of 170 Nomad and 75 Hornet military jets, in addition to servicing of other jets.
- Currently the airport terminal is not equipped with Aerobridges and does not have any Guest Lounges.
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- 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.
- 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 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.
Facts about Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB):
- Because of Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base 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.
- Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (meaning Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) is Cyril E. King Airport (STT), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) W of SPB.
- In addition to being known as "Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base", other names for SPB include "St. Thomas Seaplane Base" and "VI22".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.67 miles (25.21 km) SE | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia |     |
| 2 | 44.63 miles (71.82 km) NE | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 45.38 miles (73.03 km) ENE | Essendon Airport (MEB) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 51.00 miles (82.07 km) E | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 5 | 81.88 miles (131.77 km) NW | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 90.22 miles (145.19 km) N | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 95.22 miles (153.23 km) WSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 117.92 miles (189.77 km) WNW | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 127.99 miles (205.98 km) S | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 130.02 miles (209.24 km) NNE | Shepparton Airport (SHT) | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 134.05 miles (215.74 km) NNE | Echuca Airport (ECH) | Echuca, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 144.09 miles (231.88 km) NE | Benalla Airport (BLN) | Benalla, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 144.80 miles (233.03 km) NW | Horsham Airport (HSM) | Horsham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 147.78 miles (237.84 km) W | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 158.54 miles (255.14 km) N | Kerang Airport (KRA) | Kerang, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,165.31 miles (19,578.13 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,159.06 miles (19,568.06 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,049.58 miles (19,391.87 km) W | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,034.62 miles (19,367.79 km) W | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,009.18 miles (19,326.85 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,961.09 miles (19,249.46 km) W | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,884.15 miles (19,125.63 km) W | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,848.23 miles (19,067.84 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,357.58 miles (18,278.21 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,304.05 miles (18,192.06 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,291.73 miles (18,172.23 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,241.73 miles (18,091.77 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 13 | 11,238.64 miles (18,086.79 km) NE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 14 | 11,223.54 miles (18,062.48 km) NE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 15 | 11,210.69 miles (18,041.81 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.13 miles (3.43 km) W | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 2 | 23.91 miles (38.48 km) W | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 27.11 miles (43.62 km) ENE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 34.42 miles (55.40 km) ENE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 38.91 miles (62.63 km) WSW | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 6 | 43.70 miles (70.33 km) SSE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 7 | 44.76 miles (72.04 km) SSE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 47.34 miles (76.19 km) W | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 9 | 58.11 miles (93.52 km) WSW | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 10 | 69.92 miles (112.52 km) W | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 76.32 miles (122.83 km) W | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 12 | 89.04 miles (143.30 km) W | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 108.91 miles (175.28 km) WSW | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 14 | 114.00 miles (183.46 km) W | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 121.96 miles (196.28 km) E | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,260.74 miles (19,731.70 km) S | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,238.42 miles (19,695.78 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,164.93 miles (19,577.50 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,160.28 miles (19,570.03 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,140.66 miles (19,538.46 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,114.48 miles (19,496.31 km) SSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,082.17 miles (19,444.32 km) SSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,060.50 miles (19,409.45 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,036.41 miles (19,370.67 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,035.84 miles (19,369.76 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,976.11 miles (19,273.63 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,971.14 miles (19,265.63 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,965.39 miles (19,256.38 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,906.28 miles (19,161.25 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,867.23 miles (19,098.42 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |