Nonstop flight route between Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia and Charleston, West Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ), Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia and Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,643 miles (or 15,518 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 Elrose Mine Airport and Yeager 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 Elrose Mine Airport and Yeager Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERQ / YESE | 
| Airport Name: | Elrose Mine Airport | 
| Location: | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°58'33"S by 141°0'23"E | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 643 feet (196 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ERQ | 
| More Information: | ERQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRW / KCRW | 
| Airport Name: | Yeager Airport | 
| Location: | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Charleston, West Virginia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CRW | 
| More Information: | CRW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ):
- The closest airport to Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) is Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) WNW of ERQ.
 - Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,493 miles (18,496 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
 - Because of Elrose Mine Airport's relatively low elevation of 643 feet, planes can take off or land at Elrose Mine 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 Yeager Airport (CRW):
- The airport sits on a hilltop over 300 feet above the valleys of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers, and the hill drops off sharply on all sides.
 - On January 19, 2010 PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 N246PS on flight 2495 to Charlotte, North Carolina on behalf of US Airways with 30 passengers and 3 crew, overran the runway following a rejected take-off at 16:13 local time.
 - The closest airport to Yeager Airport (CRW) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSE of CRW.
 - Runway 5/23's heading is 235°.
 - Because of Yeager Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeager 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.
 - On February 27, 2008 Yeager's Governing Board voted to close the secondary runway, Rwy 15/33, to allow construction of two new hangars and ramp space for four more C-130s to be based at the Air National Guard facility.
 - The furthest airport from Yeager Airport (CRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Yeager Airport (CRW) has 2 runways.
 
