Nonstop flight route between Hamilton, Victoria, Australia and Belo Horizonte, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(37°38'53"S by 142°3'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°51'6"S by 43°57'2"W)
Distance from HLT to PLU:
8,444.69 miles (13,590.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hamilton Airport (HLT), Hamilton, Victoria, Australia and Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU), Belo Horizonte, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,445 miles (or 13,590 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 Hamilton Airport and Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade 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 Hamilton Airport and Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLT / YHML |
| Airport Name: | Hamilton Airport |
| Location: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°38'53"S by 142°3'53"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Southern Grampians Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 803 feet (245 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLT |
| More Information: | HLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLU / SBBH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°51'6"S by 43°57'2"W |
| Area Served: | Belo Horizonte |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 2589 feet (789 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLU |
| More Information: | PLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Hamilton Airport (HLT):
- Because of Hamilton Airport's relatively low elevation of 803 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamilton 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 Hamilton Airport (HLT) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Hamilton Airport (meaning Hamilton Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,049 miles (19,390 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Hamilton Airport (HLT) is Warrnambool Airport (WMB), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of HLT.
- Hamilton Airport (HLT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU):
- In addition to being known as "Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport", another name for PLU is "Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade".
- The airport is operated by Infraero.
- The airport is located 8 km from downtown Belo Horizonte.
- The furthest airport from Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is located 11,958 miles (19,244 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- The closest airport to Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) is Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) N of PLU.
- On 31 August 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL8.4 million investiment plan to upgrade Pampulha Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, Belo Horizonte being one of the venue cities.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport handled 989,599 passengers last year.
- Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.30 miles (79.34 km) SSE | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia |     |
| 2 | 55.76 miles (89.74 km) ENE | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 56.46 miles (90.86 km) SW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 67.88 miles (109.23 km) N | Horsham Airport (HSM) | Horsham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 5 | 70.28 miles (113.11 km) W | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 6 | 117.92 miles (189.77 km) ESE | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 129.86 miles (208.99 km) ESE | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 134.58 miles (216.58 km) N | Hopetoun Airport (HTU) | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 139.57 miles (224.61 km) ENE | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 | 151.97 miles (244.57 km) E | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 155.21 miles (249.78 km) E | Essendon Airport (MEB) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 167.21 miles (269.10 km) NE | Kerang Airport (KRA) | Kerang, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 167.32 miles (269.27 km) E | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 181.14 miles (291.52 km) NE | Echuca Airport (ECH) | Echuca, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 182.38 miles (293.51 km) SSE | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,048.66 miles (19,390.39 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,043.22 miles (19,381.63 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,932.07 miles (19,202.76 km) W | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,917.08 miles (19,178.63 km) W | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,891.26 miles (19,137.09 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,843.38 miles (19,060.03 km) W | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,768.21 miles (18,939.06 km) W | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,734.37 miles (18,884.59 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,419.28 miles (18,377.51 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,315.07 miles (18,209.79 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 11 | 11,297.75 miles (18,181.92 km) NE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 12 | 11,295.54 miles (18,178.37 km) NE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 13 | 11,196.89 miles (18,019.60 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,183.20 miles (17,997.57 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,181.75 miles (17,995.23 km) NE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.81 miles (25.45 km) N | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 2 | 63.90 miles (102.83 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 98.74 miles (158.90 km) ENE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 125.29 miles (201.64 km) SSE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 5 | 138.99 miles (223.69 km) SSE | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 6 | 144.04 miles (231.81 km) ENE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 7 | 155.20 miles (249.76 km) SW | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 184.68 miles (297.22 km) WNW | Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 191.49 miles (308.17 km) ESE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 10 | 197.14 miles (317.27 km) W | Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 209.29 miles (336.81 km) SSE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 12 | 213.23 miles (343.16 km) SE | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 13 | 213.35 miles (343.35 km) S | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 14 | 217.30 miles (349.71 km) SSE | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 217.52 miles (350.06 km) N | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,957.52 miles (19,243.71 km) NW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,922.72 miles (19,187.71 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,919.67 miles (19,182.79 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,746.03 miles (18,903.36 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,745.39 miles (18,902.32 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,736.04 miles (18,887.27 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,729.88 miles (18,877.37 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,729.71 miles (18,877.09 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,722.63 miles (18,865.70 km) WNW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 10 | 11,722.32 miles (18,865.20 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,720.21 miles (18,861.81 km) WNW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 12 | 11,714.07 miles (18,851.92 km) WNW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 13 | 11,713.21 miles (18,850.53 km) NNW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 14 | 11,709.91 miles (18,845.23 km) NW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 15 | 11,709.39 miles (18,844.39 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |