Nonstop flight route between Emerald, Queensland, Australia and Jomsom, Nepal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Emerald Airport (EMD), Emerald, Queensland, Australia and Jomsom Airport (JMO), Jomsom, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,607 miles (or 9,023 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 Emerald Airport and Jomsom 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 Emerald Airport and Jomsom Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Emerald Airport (EMD):

• Emerald Airport was one of more than 21 regional Australian airports assessed by Virgin Australia for its viability.
• Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink Dash 8 Q400's flying an average of five flights per day on weekdays, and three flights per day on weekends.
• The closest airport to Emerald Airport (EMD) is Blackwater Airport (BLT), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of EMD.
• Emerald Airport (EMD) has 2 runways.
• Emerald Airport recently spent $7.7 million extending the terminal and refurbishing the old terminal.
• Because of Emerald Airport's relatively low elevation of 624 feet, planes can take off or land at Emerald 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 Emerald Airport (EMD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.

Facts about Jomsom Airport (JMO):

• The furthest airport from Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,627 miles (18,712 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Jomsom Airport's high elevation of 8,800 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JMO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JMO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Pokhara Airport (PKR), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of JMO.
• On 16 May 2013, a full year and two days later, Nepal Airlines Flight 555 carrying 21 people crashed on the bank of the Kaligandaki River.
• Jomsom Airport (JMO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 8,800 feet above mean sea level.
• List of airports in Nepal