Nonstop flight route between Baytown, Texas, United States and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baytown Airport (HPY), Baytown, Texas, United States and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,056 miles (or 14,574 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 Baytown Airport and Avalon 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 Baytown Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Baytown Airport (HPY):

• Because of Baytown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Baytown 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.
• Baytown Airport (HPY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2009 Herman Life Flight opened their new East Base on the airport property with one helicopter and crew accommodations.
• The furthest airport from Baytown Airport (HPY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,005 miles (17,711 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Baytown Airport (HPY) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of HPY.
• Baytown Airport covers an area of 125 acres which contains one runway designated 14/32 with a 4,334 x 60 ft asphalt surface.

Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):

• Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Since acquiring the Head Lease in 1997, Linfox has changed the Airport which now holds the biennial Australian International Airshow – the showcase event of Australia’s aviation sector. 
• In 1961, Government Aircraft Factories combined with The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, and built and serviced 110 Mirage fighters at the site, and in 1970 Jindivit Target Aircraft transferred to Avalon Airport from Fishermen’s Bend, adding production of 170 Nomad and 75 Hornet military jets, in addition to servicing of other jets.
• Avalon Airport is the second busiest of the four airports serving Melbourne and is located in Avalon, Victoria, Australia, 50 km to the south-west of the state capital Melbourne and 15 km north-east of the city of Geelong.
• In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
• The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
• The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The current terminal facility is approximately 4,500 square metres in area and houses four gates capable of servicing aircraft up to and including the size of the Airbus A321.
• Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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.