Nonstop flight route between Eilat, Israel and Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eilat Airport (ETH), Eilat, Israel and Hopetoun Airport (HTU), Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,287 miles (or 13,337 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 Eilat Airport and Hopetoun 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 Eilat Airport and Hopetoun Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ETH / LLET |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Eilat, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'29"N by 34°57'32"E |
Area Served: | Eilat, Israel |
Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ETH |
More Information: | ETH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTU / YHPN |
Airport Name: | Hopetoun Airport |
Location: | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°42'54"S by 142°21'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Yarriambiack Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTU |
More Information: | HTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Eilat Airport (ETH):
- Eilat Airport (ETH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Eilat Airport, also known as J.
- The airport is expected to cease civilian operations by 2017 when Eilat's new international airport, Timna Airport, should become operational.
- The closest airport to Eilat Airport (ETH) is King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of ETH.
- Because of Eilat Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Eilat 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 addition to being known as "Eilat Airport", other names for ETH include "J. Hozman Airport" and "שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה אֵילַת".
- The furthest airport from Eilat Airport (ETH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,807 miles (19,002 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In August 2005, a Katyusha rocket fired from Jordan landed near a taxi traveling just 15 yards from the airport perimeter fence.
- The small size of the airport is perhaps best illustrated with the fact that a Boeing 757 cannot taxi past another aircraft to parking positions.
Facts about Hopetoun Airport (HTU):
- Because of Hopetoun Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Hopetoun 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 Hopetoun Airport (HTU) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,997 miles (19,307 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Hopetoun Airport (HTU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hopetoun Airport (HTU) is Horsham Airport (HSM), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) S of HTU.