Nonstop flight route between Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia and Joliet, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH), Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia and Joliet Regional Airport (JOT), Joliet, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,935 miles (or 14,379 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 Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome and Joliet Regional 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 Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome and Joliet Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH):

• Because of Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome 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.
• As of June 2012 only runway 18/36 remains in use, with a sealed surface 1,303 m long.
• During upgrades at Casino Airport to allow the operation of Fokker F28 jets, Evans Head was reopened to commercial traffic for a short period in 1985.
• In December 1939, the creation of the Empire Air Training Scheme saw Australia undertake training of 28,000 aircrew over a three-year period.
• The closest airport to Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of EVH.
• Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,902 miles (19,154 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.

Facts about Joliet Regional Airport (JOT):

• The furthest airport from Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,066 miles (17,810 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) has 2 runways.
• Joliet's first airport, Originally known as Joliet Municipal Airport, was proposed by Illinois Senator Richard Barr in the mid-1920s.
• Because of Joliet Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 582 feet, planes can take off or land at Joliet Regional 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 closest airport to Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) is Lewis University Airport (LOT), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of JOT.
• Joliet Regional Airport covers an area of 178 acres at an elevation of 581 feet above mean sea level.