Nonstop flight route between Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Forlì Airport (FRL), Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,966 miles (or 16,038 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 Forlì Airport and Melbourne 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 Forlì Airport and Melbourne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Forlì Airport (FRL):

• In addition to being known as "Forlì Airport", another name for FRL is "Aeroporto di Forlì - "L. Ridolfi"".
• http://www.forli24ore.it/news/forli/0035074-aeroporto-stelle-e-strisce
• Forlì Airport (FRL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Forlì Airport handled 261,939 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Forlì Airport (FRL) is Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of FRL.
• The furthest airport from Forlì Airport (FRL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Forlì Airport (meaning Forlì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,012 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Forlì Airport's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Forlì 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.
• http://www.forlitoday.it/economia/aeroporto-privatizzazione-offerta-bando-passeggeri.html
• In the joint company proposal, a radical shift in focus was put forth which attracted the support of government, workers parties, and education.
• Forlì Airport, also known as Luigi Ridolfi Airport, is an airport serving Forlì, a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):

• Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The airport is 23 km from the city centre.
• The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
• Melbourne Airport was originally called Tullamarine Airport, after the adjacent suburb of the same name.
• In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
• Widening of the main north–south runway by 15 m was completed over a 29-day period in May 2005, enabling the operation of the Airbus A380.
• Terminal 3 – opened with the airport as the Ansett Australia terminal, but is now owned by Melbourne Airport.
• Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
• Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.