Nonstop flight route between Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom and Marcoola, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benbecula Airport (BEB), Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom and Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY), Marcoola, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,098 miles (or 16,252 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 Benbecula Airport and Sunshine-Coast-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 Benbecula Airport and Sunshine-Coast-Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEB / EGPL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°28'51"N by 7°21'46"W | 
| Area Served: | Benbecula | 
| Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BEB | 
| More Information: | BEB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCY / YBSU | 
| Airport Name: | Sunshine-Coast-Airport | 
| Location: | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°36'11"S by 153°5'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sunshine Coast Regional Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MCY | 
| More Information: | MCY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Benbecula Airport (BEB):
- In addition to being known as "Benbecula Airport", another name for BEB is "Port-adhair Beinn na Faoghla".
- Because of Benbecula Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Benbecula 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 Benbecula Airport (BEB) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,681 miles (18,799 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Benbecula Airport (BEB) is Barra International Airport (BRR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) S of BEB.
- Benbecula Airport handled 31,364 passengers last year.
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) has 2 runways.
Facts about Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY):
- The airport has a range of transport options to and from the airport.
- In February 2012, Air New Zealand announced plans to launch a new twice-weekly between Auckland and Sunshine Coast Airport, to operate seasonally from July to September.
- A terminal building was constructed in 1979.
- Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) has 2 runways.
- The airport has two runways.
- The closest airport to Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of MCY.
- Because of Sunshine-Coast-Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Sunshine-Coast-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.
- As of April 2014, the only scheduled domestic routes are to southern state capitals, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
- The furthest airport from Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.




