Nonstop flight route between Dillingham, Alaska, United States and Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dillingham Airport (DLG), Dillingham, Alaska, United States and Darwin International Airport (DRW), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,288 miles (or 10,120 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 Dillingham Airport and Darwin International 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 Dillingham Airport and Darwin International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLG / PADL |
Airport Name: | Dillingham Airport |
Location: | Dillingham, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°2'40"N by 158°30'20"W |
Area Served: | Dillingham, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLG |
More Information: | DLG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRW / YPDN |
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Location: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°24'52"S by 130°52'36"E |
Area Served: | Darwin, Northern Territory |
Operator/Owner: | Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA) / RAAF Darwin |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRW |
More Information: | DRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Dillingham Airport (DLG):
- Dillingham Airport covers an area of 620 acres at an elevation of 81 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Dillingham Airport (DLG) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,706 miles (17,230 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Dillingham Airport (DLG) is Clarks Point Airport (CLP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) S of DLG.
- Because of Dillingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillingham 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 32,215 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 29,374 enplanements in 2009, and 42,927 in 2010.
- Dillingham Airport (DLG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Darwin International Airport (DRW):
- The closest airport to Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Bathurst Island Airport (BRT), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of DRW.
- In April 2009 Garuda Indonesia suspended the Denpasar service from Darwin after nearly 30 years of service, citing "economic reasons".
- In addition to being known as "Darwin International Airport", another name for DRW is "RAAF Base Darwin".
- Between 1950 and 1974 Darwin Airport acted as the primary domestic and international airport for the Northern Territory and a very important stop for airlines flying between Australia, Asia and onwards to Europe.
- Until they were withdrawn from service, Concorde made sporadic visits to Darwin as well, having one of the few runways long enough in Australia to handle them.
- Darwin Airport has scheduled flights to destinations in the Northern Territory, around Australia and in Southeast Asia.
- Darwin International Airport handled 1,743,734 passengers last year.
- Because of Darwin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Darwin International 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.
- Darwin International Airport (DRW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,867 miles (19,099 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- It frequently took hits from Japanese bombing through the Second World War, and was used by the Allies to project air power into the Pacific.