Nonstop flight route between Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States and Geraldton Airport (GET), Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,067 miles (or 17,811 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Geraldton 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Geraldton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTW / KDTW |
Airport Name: | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
Location: | Romulus (near Detroit), Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°12'44"N by 83°21'11"W |
Area Served: | Detroit, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Wayne County, Michigan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 645 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from DTW |
More Information: | DTW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GET / YGEL |
Airport Name: | Geraldton Airport |
Location: | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°47'45"S by 114°42'26"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GET |
More Information: | GET Maps & Info |
Facts about Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW):
- Aerial photographs of DTW from 1949 and 1956 show the airport's expansion.
- The closest airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Willow Run Airport (YIP) (YIP), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DTW.
- The Smith Terminal, named for Detroit-Wayne Major airport visionary Leroy C.
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has 6 runways.
- The remaining passenger airlines at Willow Run moved to Metro Airport in 1966, and the North Terminal opened that year.
- The McNamara Terminal, also once known as the Northwest WorldGateway, opened on February 25, 2002.
- The present Runway 3L/21R has had four identifiers.
- The furthest airport from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,285 miles (18,161 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The North Terminal opened September 17, 2008, and was designed by Gensler and built by Walbridge/Barton Malow Joint Venture.
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport in the United States covering 7,072-acre in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
- Because of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Geraldton Airport (GET):
- Geraldton Airport handled 104,051 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Geraldton Airport (GET) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Geraldton Airport (meaning Geraldton Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,614 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- From 1941 to 1945, Geraldton was the site of No.
- Geraldton Airport (GET) has 3 runways.
- Flying training squadrons from RAAF Base Pearce also use Geraldton Airport.
- Geraldton Airport is an airport located 6 nautical miles east of Geraldton, Western Australia, along the Geraldton – Mount Magnet Road.
- The closest airport to Geraldton Airport (GET) is Mullewa Airport (MXU), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of GET.
- Because of Geraldton Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Geraldton 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.
- Geraldton Airport is the base for several general aviation flying training and charter operators, namely.
- Dunns Aerial Spraying & Spreading Service provides crop dusting services from the airport for up to nine months of each year.