Nonstop flight route between Defiance, Ohio, United States and Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI), Defiance, Ohio, United States and Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW), Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,828 miles (or 15,816 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 Defiance Memorial 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 Defiance Memorial Airport and Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DFI / KDFI |
Airport Name: | Defiance Memorial Airport |
Location: | Defiance, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°20'14"N by 84°25'44"W |
Area Served: | Defiance, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Board of County Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 707 feet (215 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DFI |
More Information: | DFI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBW / YMMB |
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Location: | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°58'32"S by 145°6'7"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Moorabbin Airport Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBW |
More Information: | MBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI):
- Because of Defiance Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 707 feet, planes can take off or land at Defiance Memorial 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.
- Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI) is Toledo Express Airport (TOL), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of DFI.
- The furthest airport from Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,256 miles (18,114 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW):
- 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.
- In 2006 Moorabbin Airport was named "Australian Regional Airport of the Year"
- In addition to being known as "Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport", other names for MBW include "Harry Hawker Airport" and "Melbourne/Moorabbin Airport".
- Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport handled 9,766 passengers last year.
- " This was after more than 25 years of lobbying"
- 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.
- The closest airport to Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of MBW.