Nonstop flight route between Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB), Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,064 miles (or 16,197 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 North Central West Virginia Airport and Avalon 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 North Central West Virginia Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB):

• North Central West Virginia Airport is a joint-use public and military airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Bridgeport, a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States.
• The furthest airport from North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) is Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of CKB.
• The airport first opened in 1935 as the Tri-County Airport, a joint effort of Harrison, Marion and Taylor County.
• North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):

• In 2012, Qantas announced that it would phase out operations at Avalon Airport, making the hangars available for other businesses.
• The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
• In 1997, the Australian Commonwealth government through the Department of Defence, granted Linfox a 50 year plus a 49 year option lease of the airport.
• The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• In 2013, Virgin Airways announced its take-over bid to purchase a 60% share of the ailing airline, which was approved by the ACCC after a protracted investigation to ensure that airlines and domestic airfares remained competitive to the general public.
• In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
• In the beginning, the airport was a sheep and cattle farm and homestead, founded by James Austin, an immigrant from Glastonbury, Scotland.
• The first scheduled passenger flights out of the airport were operated by Hazelton Airlines, who commenced flights between Avalon Airport and Sydney in February 1995.
• Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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.
• In October 2012, the Federal Government announced the selection of the airport as the second Melbourne International Airport, and that it would amend the airport's lease, allowing it to build a new terminal and paving the way for international passenger flights
• Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.