Nonstop flight route between Helena, Montana, United States and Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helena Regional Airport (HLN), Helena, Montana, United States and Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW), Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,611 miles (or 13,857 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 Helena Regional Airport and Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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 Helena Regional Airport and Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLN / KHLN |
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Location: | Helena, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°36'24"N by 111°58'58"W |
Area Served: | Helena, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Helena Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3877 feet (1,182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLN |
More Information: | HLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBW / YMMB |
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Location: | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°58'32"S by 145°6'7"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Moorabbin Airport Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBW |
More Information: | MBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Helena Regional Airport (HLN):
- In addition to being known as "Helena Regional Airport", another name for HLN is "Helena Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,563 miles (17,000 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of HLN.
- Helena Regional Airport is a public airport two miles northeast of Helena, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
- Helena Regional Airport covers 1,224 acres at an elevation of 3,877 feet.
- Helena Regional Airport (HLN) has 3 runways.
Facts about Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW):
- In 2006 Moorabbin Airport was named "Australian Regional Airport of the Year"
- Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) has 5 runways.
- Because of Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of MBW.
- Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport handled 9,766 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (meaning Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,649 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- In addition to being known as "Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport", other names for MBW include "Harry Hawker Airport" and "Melbourne/Moorabbin Airport".
- " This was after more than 25 years of lobbying"