Nonstop flight route between Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States and Launceston, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States and Launceston Airport (LST), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,557 miles (or 15,380 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 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport and Launceston 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 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport and Launceston Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLL / KFLL |
Airport Name: | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport |
Location: | Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°4'21"N by 80°9'10"W |
Area Served: | Greater Miami |
Operator/Owner: | Broward County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLL |
More Information: | FLL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LST / YMLT |
Airport Name: | Launceston Airport |
Location: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'42"S by 147°12'54"E |
Area Served: | Launceston |
Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 562 feet (171 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LST |
More Information: | LST Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL):
- In 2003 plans were started to expand the facility.
- Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International 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 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is North Perry Airport (HWO), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SW of FLL.
- See Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
- On May 18, 1972, an Eastern Air Lines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 had its landing gear collapse and tail section separate during landing.
- The furthest airport from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- NAS Fort Lauderdale closed on October 1, 1946 and was transferred to county control, becoming Broward County International Airport.
- Beginning February 2007 the airport started fees to all users, including private aircraft.
Facts about Launceston Airport (LST):
- Because of Launceston Airport's relatively low elevation of 562 feet, planes can take off or land at Launceston 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.
- Launceston Airport (LST) has 3 runways.
- On 29 May 2003, Qantas Flight 1737 – en route from Melbourne Airport – was hijacked shortly after takeoff.
- As part of the expansion, two new gate lounges were installed, with the capability for two more gate lounges when required in future.
- The furthest airport from Launceston Airport (LST) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Launceston Airport (meaning Launceston Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Launceston Airport (LST) is George Town Aerodrome (GEE), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of LST.