Nonstop flight route between Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom and Mount Gambier, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coll Island Airport (COL), Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom and Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), Mount Gambier, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,459 miles (or 16,832 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 Coll Island Airport and Mount Gambier 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 Coll Island Airport and Mount Gambier Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COL / | 
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| Location: | Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°36'6"N by 6°37'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Isle of Coll | 
| Operator/Owner: | Argyll and Bute Council | 
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from COL | 
| More Information: | COL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGB / YMTG | 
| Airport Name: | Mount Gambier Airport | 
| Location: | Mount Gambier, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°44'44"S by 140°47'7"E | 
| Area Served: | Limestone Coast including Mount Gambier | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 212 feet (65 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MGB | 
| More Information: | MGB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Coll Island Airport (COL):
- The closest airport to Coll Island Airport (COL) is Tiree Airport (TRE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SW of COL.
 - Coll Island Airport (COL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Coll Island Airport", another name for COL is "EGEL".
 - The furthest airport from Coll Island Airport (COL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,730 miles (18,877 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - Because of Coll Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Coll 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.
 
Facts about Mount Gambier Airport (MGB):
- Mount Gambier Airport handled 92,261 passengers last year.
 - Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) has 3 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,985 miles (19,288 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
 - Because of Mount Gambier Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Gambier 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.
 - Mount Gambier Airport was ranked 45th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
 - The closest airport to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SE of MGB.
 - On 29 May 1947 the airport was handed over to the Department of Civil Aviation and this saw the return of regular public transport flights to the region with Ansett Airways announcing that a daily service would operate between Mount Gambier and Melbourne.
 - The school had its own ambulance, hospital, butcher, gymnasium and even cinema and at its peak was home to over 1000 personnel.
 
