Nonstop flight route between Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia and Tunica, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Broken Hill Airport (BHQ), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia and Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM), Tunica, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,473 miles (or 15,246 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 Broken Hill Airport and Tunica Municipal 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 Broken Hill Airport and Tunica Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Broken Hill Airport (BHQ):

• Broken Hill Airport handled 63,098 passengers last year.
• Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,776 miles (18,951 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.
• The closest airport to Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Mildura Airport (MQL), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) SSE of BHQ.
• Because of Broken Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 959 feet, planes can take off or land at Broken Hill 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 Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM):

• In 2005, Tunica received its Part 139 certification to allow large jets from the Federal Aviation Administration.
• Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) currently has only 1 runway.
• AirTran Airways began nonstop flights from Tunica to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on May 6, 2010 with Boeing 717 aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,987 miles (17,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Tunica Municipal Airport", another name for UTM is "UTA".
• The closest airport to Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of UTM.
• Because of Tunica Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunica Municipal 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.
• Tunica completed a $40 million project to extend the runway to 8,500 feet, extend the taxiway and build a new hangar.