Nonstop flight route between Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hobart International Airport (HBA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and Kugaaruk Airport (YBB), Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,745 miles (or 15,684 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 Hobart International Airport and Kugaaruk 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 Hobart International Airport and Kugaaruk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hobart International Airport (HBA):

• The tables in the left column list passengermovements for competed routes out of Hobart Airport.
• The furthest airport from Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Hobart International Airport (meaning Hobart International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Hobart International Airport handled 1,855,849 passengers last year.
• In December 2005, prominent Hobart developer Ali Sultan proposed a four star, 60-room hotel/motel for the airport.
• Hobart International Airport (HBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The landing length required at Hobart for a Boeing 747 at maximum operational landing weight is 2,400 m, a minimum runway extension of 150 m would be beneficial to the operation of the airport.
• Hobart International Airport was established in 1956, after a review found the nearby Cambridge Aerodrome was unsuitable for Hobart's future air transport needs.
• The closest airport to Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) N of HBA.
• Because of Hobart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hobart 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 international terminal was opened in 1983 to facilitate Trans-Tasman air traffic.

Facts about Kugaaruk Airport (YBB):

• Because of Kugaaruk Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Kugaaruk 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.
• Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,882 miles (15,903 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) is Taloyoak Airport (YYH), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) NW of YBB.