Nonstop flight route between Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States and Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP), Circle Hot Springs, Alaska, United States and Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW), Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,064 miles (or 12,978 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 Circle Hot Springs Airport and Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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 Circle Hot Springs Airport and Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP):

• Because of Circle Hot Springs Airport's relatively low elevation of 956 feet, planes can take off or land at Circle Hot Springs 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 furthest airport from Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,223 miles (16,452 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Circle Hot Springs Airport (CHP) is Central Airport (CEM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of CHP.

Facts about Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW):

• The master plan for Moorabbin Airport was approved by the Minister for Infrastructure Anthony Albanese MP, on 25 June 2010.
• Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport handled 9,766 passengers last year.
• Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) has 5 runways.
• The furthest airport from Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (meaning Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,649 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• "At last the man they believe to be the finest Australian pioneering aviator in history will be acknowledge"
• In addition to being known as "Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport", other names for MBW include "Harry Hawker Airport" and "Melbourne/Moorabbin Airport".
• Moorabbin Airport is a general aviation airport for light aircraft located in between the Melbourne suburbs of Heatherton, Cheltenham, Dingley Village and Mentone, Australia.
• Because of Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of MBW.
• The Wesfarmers draft Major Development Plan for Moorabbin Airport was refused by Albanese, on 5 August 2013.