Nonstop flight route between Bedford, Massachusetts, United States and Camooweal, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts, United States and Camooweal Airport (CML), Camooweal, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,124 miles (or 16,292 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 Laurence G. Hanscom Field and Camooweal 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 Laurence G. Hanscom Field and Camooweal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED):

• In February 2006, NBA player Sebastian Telfair was questioned after a handgun registered to his girlfriend was found in his pillowcase aboard the Portland Trail Blazers team plane.
• The closest airport to Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of BED.
• The field serves aircraft from Piper Cubs to Gulfstream V jets.
• In 2008, and many years prior, Hanscom has handled the second most aircraft movements of any airport in New England.
• Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Laurence G. Hanscom Field", another name for BED is "Hanscom Air Force Base".
• Because of Laurence G. Hanscom Field's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Laurence G. Hanscom Field 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 August 8, 1962, a US Air Force KC-135 tanker crashed on approach to Hanscom Field's runway 11, destroying the aircraft and killing all three members of the flight crew.
• In its final years, Clipper would add flights to Ithaca Airport in Western NY from Hanscom.
• The Massachusetts Air and Space Museum is looking at Hanscom Field as a future location.

Facts about Camooweal Airport (CML):

• Because of Camooweal Airport's relatively low elevation of 780 feet, planes can take off or land at Camooweal 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 Camooweal Airport (CML) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Camooweal Airport (CML) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Camooweal Airport (CML) is Mount Isa Airport (ISA), which is located 103 miles (165 kilometers) ESE of CML.