Nonstop flight route between Griffith, New South Wales, Australia and Santiago de Compostela, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Griffith Airport (GFF), Griffith, New South Wales, Australia and Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Santiago de Compostela, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,942 miles (or 17,610 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 Griffith Airport and Santiago de Compostela 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 Griffith Airport and Santiago de Compostela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFF / YGTH |
Airport Name: | Griffith Airport |
Location: | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°15'6"S by 146°4'0"E |
Area Served: | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Griffith City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GFF |
More Information: | GFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCQ / LEST |
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Location: | Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°53'47"N by 8°24'55"W |
Area Served: | Santiago de Compostela |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1213 feet (370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCQ |
More Information: | SCQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Griffith Airport (GFF):
- Because of Griffith Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Griffith 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.
- Griffith Airport is an airport serving Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.
- The furthest airport from Griffith Airport (GFF) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Griffith Airport (meaning Griffith Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,045 miles (19,385 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Griffith Airport was ranked 48th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.
- The closest airport to Griffith Airport (GFF) is West Wyalong Airport (WWY), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ENE of GFF.
- Griffith Airport (GFF) has 2 runways.
Facts about Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ):
- In 1969 A new terminal was built at the airport.
- Santiago de Compostela Airport handled 2,194,611 passengers last year.
- Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Santiago de Compostela Airport", another name for SCQ is "Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela".
- The furthest airport from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is Hokitika Airport (HKK), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago de Compostela Airport (meaning Santiago de Compostela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hokitika Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Hokitika, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of SCQ.
- Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011.
- The airport was set up by a group of aviation enthusiasts in October 1932 and two months directors were chosen to select where the airport was going to be built.
- The New terminal at Santiago de Compostela Airport officially opened on 13 October 2011 and passenger operations transferred there the following day.