Nonstop flight route between Bedourie, Queensland, Australia and Portland, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bedourie Airport (BEU), Bedourie, Queensland, Australia and Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,292 miles (or 16,563 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 Bedourie Airport and Portland International Jetport, 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 Bedourie Airport and Portland International Jetport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bedourie Airport (BEU):

• The furthest airport from Bedourie Airport (BEU) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,325 miles (18,225 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Bedourie Airport (BEU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bedourie Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Bedourie 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 closest airport to Bedourie Airport (BEU) is Springvale Airport (KSV), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) NE of BEU.

Facts about Portland International Jetport (PWM):

• In 2004 Runway 11/29 was lengthened to 7,200 feet.
• In June 1983 United Airlines arrived in Portland, planning to be the only airline to serve 50 states.
• The closest airport to Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of PWM.
• The furthest airport from Portland International Jetport (PWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,705 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Portland International Jetport (PWM) has 2 runways.
• In 1972 Northeast Airlines was bought by Delta Air Lines which retained its routes to Bangor, Boston, and New York.
• Because of Portland International Jetport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland International Jetport 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.
• After Independence Air went bankrupt Portland had no low-cost carrier, causing fares to go up, and passenger numbers to decline.