Nonstop flight route between Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia and Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE), Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,567 miles (or 15,397 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 Groote Eylandt Airport and Pittsburgh 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 Groote Eylandt Airport and Pittsburgh 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: | GTE / YGTE | 
| Airport Name: | Groote Eylandt Airport | 
| Location: | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°58'29"S by 136°27'36"E | 
| Area Served: | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Groote Eylandt Mining Co. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GTE | 
| More Information: | GTE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIT / KPIT | 
| Airport Name: | Pittsburgh International Airport | 
| Location: | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'29"N by 80°13'58"W | 
| Area Served: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 
| Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 1204 feet (367 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PIT | 
| More Information: | PIT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE):
- Because of Groote Eylandt Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Groote Eylandt 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 Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) is Lake Evella Airport (LEL), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) NNW of GTE.
 - The furthest airport from Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,564 miles (18,611 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
 - Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT):
- In October 2007, US Airways announced that it had selected Pittsburgh as the site of its new 60,000 sq ft flight operations center, which serves as the nerve center of the airline's 1,400 daily mainline flights.
 - The airport has 75 gates on four Concourses, however only 62 gates are currently available for use.
 - Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has 4 runways.
 - The closest airport to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of PIT.
 - The 1956 airport diagram shows runway 10/28 7500 ft, 5/23 5766 ft and 14/32 5965 ft.
 - PIT occupies more than 12,900 acres, making it the fourth-largest airport by land area owned in the nation, behind Denver International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Orlando International Airport.
 - The furthest airport from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
