Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,096 miles (or 14,638 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 Wichita Mid-Continent Airport and Essendon 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 Wichita Mid-Continent Airport and Essendon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ICT / KICT |
Airport Name: | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport |
Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°38'59"N by 97°25'59"W |
Area Served: | Southern Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wichita |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1333 feet (406 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ICT |
More Information: | ICT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEB / YMEN |
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Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'41"S by 144°54'6"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Zavanti Holdings Pty. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEB |
More Information: | MEB Maps & Info |
Facts about Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT):
- On December 13, 2013, Terry Lee Loewen, an avionics technician, was arrested for attempting to bomb the airport.
- Gate 9, not used by any airline for several years, due to its smaller size and lack of a boarding bridge.
- The new terminal will be just west of the present terminal.
- The closest airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) is McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of ICT.
- The furthest airport from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,746 miles (17,294 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- On May 31, 1951 the USAF took title to the airport.
- Gate 11, not used by any airline at the present time, is now "The Flight Deck Lounge".
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) has 3 runways.
- Currently eight gates are used at Mid-Continent Airport.
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- Originally the airport had grass runways with the first tenants moving in from December 1921, including H.J.
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
- Because of Essendon Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Essendon 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.
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Essendon Airport (MEB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Essendon Airport (meaning Essendon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- In 1959 Cabinet approved the acquisition of 2,167 ha in Tullamarine for the purpose of a new international airport, which began construction in the 1960s and was ready to handle aircraft by 1967, but not passenger flights.
- The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.