Nonstop flight route between Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia and Launceston, Tasmania, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dunk Island Airport (DKI), Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia and Launceston Airport (LST), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,632 miles (or 2,627 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 relatively short distance between Dunk Island Airport and Launceston Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Dunk Island Airport (DKI):

• The furthest airport from Dunk Island Airport (DKI) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• The closest airport to Dunk Island Airport (DKI) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NW of DKI.
• Dunk Island Airport (DKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Dunk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Dunk 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 Launceston Airport (LST):

• The furthest airport from Launceston Airport (LST) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Launceston Airport (meaning Launceston Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• After the formation of the Tasmanian Aero Club in 1927, the first air travel facility in Tasmania was built on the site.
• Virgin Australia currently has up to four daily flights from Melbourne and one from Sydney.
• Launceston Airport (LST) has 3 runways.
• As part of the expansion, two new gate lounges were installed, with the capability for two more gate lounges when required in future.
• The closest airport to Launceston Airport (LST) is George Town Aerodrome (GEE), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of LST.
• Because of Launceston Airport's relatively low elevation of 562 feet, planes can take off or land at Launceston 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.
• Launceston Airport's passenger numbers have increased dramatically in recent years, significantly exceeding the airports forecasts in the Airport Master Plan 2005.