Nonstop flight route between Easton, Washington, United States and Longreach, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Easton State Airport (ESW), Easton, Washington, United States and Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,597 miles (or 12,226 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 Easton State Airport and Longreach 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 Easton State Airport and Longreach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Easton State Airport (ESW):

• The furthest airport from Easton State Airport (ESW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,770 miles (17,332 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Easton State Airport (ESW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Easton State Airport covers an area of 28 acres and has a runway designated 9/27 with a turf surface measuring 2,640 by 100 feet, with a 300 feet displaced threshold on the west end.
• The closest airport to Easton State Airport (ESW) is Bowers Field (ELN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) ESE of ESW.

Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):

• Because of Longreach Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Longreach 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.
• In 2002, Qantas returned to the town, with a Boeing 747-238B aircraft, registered VH-EBQ and named City of Bunbury, flown into the town for static display at the Qantas Founders Outback Museum, which is also sited at the airport.
• The closest airport to Longreach Airport (LRE) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of LRE.
• The first overland flight across the Australian continent from Melbourne to Darwin passed through the airport in 1919.
• The furthest airport from Longreach Airport (LRE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• In late 1920, the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service was founded.
• Longreach Airport (LRE) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1941, the Department of Civil Aviation established the Longreach Aeradio station at the airport.
• Longreach has played a major part in Australian aviation from 1919 onwards.