Nonstop flight route between Gladstone, Queensland, Australia and Tucson, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gladstone Airport (GLT), Gladstone, Queensland, Australia and Tucson International Airport (TUS), Tucson, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,511 miles (or 12,088 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 Gladstone Airport and Tucson International 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 Gladstone Airport and Tucson International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLT / YGLA |
| Airport Name: | Gladstone Airport |
| Location: | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°52'10"S by 151°13'22"E |
| Area Served: | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLT |
| More Information: | GLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUS / KTUS |
| Airport Name: | Tucson International Airport |
| Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°6'57"N by 110°56'27"W |
| Area Served: | Tucson, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tucson |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2643 feet (806 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TUS |
| More Information: | TUS Maps & Info |
Facts about Gladstone Airport (GLT):
- Because of Gladstone Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Gladstone 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 Gladstone Airport (GLT) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,918 miles (19,180 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The Gladstone Regional Council commenced an upgrade of the airport in 2008.
- Gladstone Airport (GLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The main supplier of scheduled passenger air services is QantasLink, a subsidiary of Qantas, with most services non-stop to, or from Brisbane Airport.
- The closest airport to Gladstone Airport (GLT) is Rockhampton Airport (ROK), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of GLT.
Facts about Tucson International Airport (TUS):
- Tucson International Airport (TUS) has 3 runways.
- A Concourse Renovation Project was finished in 2005 – the last phase of a remodeling begun in 2000 that added 82,000 sq ft to ticketing and baggage claim designed by HNTB.
- The closest airport to Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DMA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of TUS.
- Tucson International Airport handled 1,779,679 passengers last year.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Technical Service Command.
- The furthest airport from Tucson International Airport (TUS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
