Nonstop flight route between Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and San Jose, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belmont Airport (BEO), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), San Jose, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,381 miles (or 11,879 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 Belmont Airport and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International 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 Belmont Airport and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEO / YPEC |
| Airport Name: | Belmont Airport |
| Location: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°4'0"S by 151°38'53"E |
| Area Served: | City of Lake Macquarie |
| Operator/Owner: | Mirvac Group |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEO |
| More Information: | BEO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJC / KSJC |
| Airport Name: | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport |
| Location: | San Jose, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°21'46"N by 121°55'45"W |
| Area Served: | San Jose, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of San Jose |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJC |
| More Information: | SJC Maps & Info |
Facts about Belmont Airport (BEO):
- Lake Macquarie City Council has expressed an interest in maintaining the site for aviation uses.
- Belmont Airport (BEO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2013, a consortium represented by Newcastle Helicopters and Red Bull Air Race pilot Matt Hall were reported as being close to closing a deal with Mirvac to purchase the airport, however backed out of negotiations before the deal could be finalised.
- The closest airport to Belmont Airport (BEO) is Newcastle Airport (NTL), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of BEO.
- The furthest airport from Belmont Airport (BEO) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Belmont Airport (meaning Belmont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,112 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Because of Belmont Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Belmont 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 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):
- In November 2001 the airport was renamed after Norman Yoshio Mineta, a native of San Jose, its former mayor and congressman, former United States Secretary of Commerce and former United States Secretary of Transportation.
- The closest airport to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of SJC.
- Designed by a team of architects and engineers led by HTB, Inc., Terminal A and its adjoining parking garage were originally designed and built in 1990 for American Airlines.
- In September 2009, San Jose Airport Management announced the 90-day closure of the general aviation runway 11/29 as part of a reconstruction project.
- The furthest airport from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International 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.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) has 3 runways.
- In August 2004 the city broke ground on the North Concourse, the first phase in a three-phase, nine-year expansion plan.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled 8,357,384 passengers last year.
