Nonstop flight route between Burlington, Vermont, United States and Horn Island, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, United States and Horn Island Airport (HID), Horn Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,289 miles (or 14,949 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 Burlington International Airport and Horn Island 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 Burlington International Airport and Horn Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Burlington International Airport (BTV):

• Burlington International Airport (BTV) has 2 runways.
• On Saturday, August 14, 1920, the first aircraft landed at what became the Burlington Municipal Airport.
• On February 24, 1969, the Board of Aldermen voted to change the airports title from "municipal" to "international" as a means of re-branding the airport and steering it away from the perceptions of it being a small, community-based facility.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 640,790 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, a decrease of 8.5% from the 700,592 enplanements in 2009.
• In September 2012 it was announced to the public that the Vermont Air National Guard Charitable Foundation was planning to host an Air Show in Burlington, the first such event at this location to take place in years.
• In 2008, Big Sky Airlines stopped flying the Boston route.
• The closest airport to Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of BTV.
• There are two fixed base operators at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Burlington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Burlington 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.

Facts about Horn Island Airport (HID):

• Because of Horn Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Horn Island 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.
• Horn Island Airport (HID) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Horn Island Airport (HID) is Kubin Airport (KUG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of HID.
• The furthest airport from Horn Island Airport (HID) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,497 miles (18,503 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.