Nonstop flight route between Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Thargomindah Airport (XTG), Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,929 miles (or 11,152 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 Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport and Thargomindah 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 Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport and Thargomindah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC):

• The furthest airport from Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,789 miles (18,973 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of DWC.
• Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Dubai expectations of an exponential rise in passenger traffic over its skies is built on the presumption that it would become the ideal air hub for transiting travellers from the Asia-Pacific Region, South Asia, Greater Middle-east, Africa, Europe, and Australia.
• The airport will complement Dubai International Airport, some 40 km away.
• During the first phase of the project, the airport is planned to handle around 200,000 t of cargo per year, with the possibility of increasing to 800,000 t.
• Because of Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum 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.
• The facility, however, will initially service cargo airlines.
• If completed as planned, the airport will have an annual cargo capacity of 12 million tonnes, and a passenger capacity of up to 160 million people per year— which would be more than Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which handled 94,956,643 million people in 2012, and is currently the world's busiest passenger airport.

Facts about Thargomindah Airport (XTG):

• Because of Thargomindah Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Thargomindah 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.
• The furthest airport from Thargomindah Airport (XTG) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,593 miles (18,657 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Thargomindah Airport (XTG) is Cunnamulla Airport (CMA), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) E of XTG.
• Thargomindah Airport (XTG) has 2 runways.