Nonstop flight route between Egilsstaðir, Iceland and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS), Egilsstaðir, Iceland and Hobart International Airport (HBA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,736 miles (or 17,277 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 Egilsstaðir Airport and Hobart 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 Egilsstaðir Airport and Hobart 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: | EGS / BIEG |
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Location: | Egilsstaðir, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°16'59"N by 14°24'5"W |
Area Served: | Egilsstaðir |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EGS |
More Information: | EGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HBA / YMHB |
Airport Name: | Hobart International Airport |
Location: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'12"S by 147°30'35"E |
Area Served: | Hobart |
Operator/Owner: | Tasmanian Gateway Consortium |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HBA |
More Information: | HBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS):
- Because of Egilsstaðir Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Egilsstaðir 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.
- Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) is Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of EGS.
- The furthest airport from Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,163 miles (17,965 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Egilsstaðir Airport handled 101,424 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Egilsstaðir Airport", another name for EGS is "Egilsstaðaflugvöllur".
Facts about Hobart International Airport (HBA):
- The majority of Hobart's general aviation traffic makes use of the nearby Cambridge Aerodrome, which was sold in 1999 on the condition that it remain an airport until 2004.
- The furthest airport from Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Hobart International Airport (meaning Hobart International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- On 11 June 1998, the airport was privatised on a 99-year lease, being purchased by Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd, a Tasmanian Government-owned company operated by the Hobart Ports Corporation.
- Throughout 2013, no public drinking water fountains have been operational at the airport terminal.
- Hobart International Airport (HBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The development would also provide car parking for over 2,000 cars and road works will most likely be conducted on Holyman Avenue to ensure that traffic flow into the airport itself is not affected.
- Because of Hobart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hobart 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.
- Public transport has not been a high use alternative to private transport for those travelling to and from the airport.
- Hobart International Airport handled 1,855,849 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) N of HBA.