Nonstop flight route between Birdsville, Queensland, Australia and Mobile, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(25°53'51"S by 139°20'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W)
Distance from BVI to MOB:
9,543.78 miles (15,359.19 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BVI Airport Information
- MOB Airport Information
- Facts about BVI
- Facts about MOB
- Map of Nearest Airports to BVI
- List of Nearest Airports to BVI
- Map of Furthest Airports from BVI
- List of Furthest Airports from BVI
- Map of Nearest Airports to MOB
- List of Nearest Airports to MOB
- Map of Furthest Airports from MOB
- List of Furthest Airports from MOB
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birdsville Airport (BVI), Birdsville, Queensland, Australia and Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,544 miles (or 15,359 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 Birdsville Airport and Mobile Regional 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 Birdsville Airport and Mobile Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVI / YBDV |
| Airport Name: | Birdsville Airport |
| Location: | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°53'51"S by 139°20'50"E |
| Area Served: | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Diamantina Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVI |
| More Information: | BVI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
| More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Birdsville Airport (BVI):
- Because of Birdsville Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Birdsville 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 Birdsville Airport (BVI) is Bedourie Airport (BEU), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) N of BVI.
- Birdsville Airport (BVI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Birdsville Airport (BVI) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,350 miles (18,266 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- In 1944 with the reduced demand for pilots, the Army ended the flying training, and Domestic Transport Division of Air Transport Command used the airport as a transport airfield.
- It was at the Mobile Regional Airport that President George W.
- In 2006 Delta Air Lines dropped several flights from Mobile and Continental Airlines added flights.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
- National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.42 miles (172.88 km) N | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 118.64 miles (190.94 km) ESE | Arrabury Airport (AAB) | Arrabury, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 160.91 miles (258.95 km) SSE | Moomba Airport (MOO) | Moomba, South Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 183.58 miles (295.45 km) NNE | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 184.35 miles (296.69 km) SE | Ballera Airport (BBL) | Ballera, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 209.09 miles (336.50 km) N | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 297.08 miles (478.10 km) NNE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 310.46 miles (499.64 km) ESE | Thargomindah Airport (XTG) | Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 329.59 miles (530.42 km) S | Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 329.72 miles (530.63 km) WNW | Cowra Airport (CWT) | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 341.39 miles (549.42 km) SSW | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 353.36 miles (568.68 km) ENE | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 355.91 miles (572.78 km) NNE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 357.09 miles (574.69 km) SW | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 361.72 miles (582.13 km) N | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,350.06 miles (18,266.10 km) NNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,337.18 miles (18,245.38 km) NNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,322.03 miles (18,221.00 km) NW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,310.26 miles (18,202.06 km) NW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,271.77 miles (18,140.10 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,267.86 miles (18,133.81 km) NW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,255.55 miles (18,114.01 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,249.24 miles (18,103.86 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,248.63 miles (18,102.87 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,239.54 miles (18,088.24 km) NW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,203.77 miles (18,030.68 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,144.31 miles (17,934.99 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,143.93 miles (17,934.37 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,135.54 miles (17,920.87 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,109.65 miles (17,879.20 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.31 miles (18.20 km) ESE | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 23.23 miles (37.39 km) SW | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 3 | 41.75 miles (67.19 km) ESE | NOLF Barin (NHX) | Foley, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 43.89 miles (70.64 km) SE | Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 44.89 miles (72.25 km) WSW | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 52.99 miles (85.28 km) WSW | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) ESE | NOLF Saufley Field (NUN) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 60.45 miles (97.29 km) ESE | Naval Air Station PensacolaForrest Sherman Field (NPA) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) ESE | Pensacola International Airport (PNS) | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 71.77 miles (115.50 km) NW | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 72.56 miles (116.77 km) E | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 74.77 miles (120.33 km) NE | Monroe County Airport (MVC) | Monroeville, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 84.06 miles (135.28 km) NW | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 87.31 miles (140.51 km) NW | Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 102.25 miles (164.56 km) E | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,117.92 miles (17,892.51 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,071.02 miles (17,817.04 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,066.11 miles (17,809.14 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,058.53 miles (17,796.94 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,056.19 miles (17,793.17 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,052.01 miles (17,786.45 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,042.03 miles (17,770.38 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,041.07 miles (17,768.84 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,033.35 miles (17,756.42 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,026.67 miles (17,745.66 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,013.66 miles (17,724.72 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,008.12 miles (17,715.81 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,003.59 miles (17,708.52 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,997.89 miles (17,699.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,983.27 miles (17,675.81 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |