Nonstop flight route between Lleida, Spain and Edward River, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD), Lleida, Spain and Edward River Airport (EDR), Edward River, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,471 miles (or 15,242 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 Lleida–Alguaire Airport and Edward River 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 Lleida–Alguaire Airport and Edward River Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD):

• Lleida–Alguaire has been designed as a regional airport to provide both passenger and cargo transport to Western Catalonia, Andorra and some counties of La Franja.
• Two new highways, the Autovías A-14 and A-22, provide road access to the airport.
• The furthest airport from Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lleida–Alguaire Airport (meaning Lleida–Alguaire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,227 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) is Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of ILD.
• In addition to being known as "Lleida–Alguaire Airport", other names for ILD include "Aeroport de Lleida-Alguaire" and "ILD[1]".
• The opening took place on January 17, 2010.

Facts about Edward River Airport (EDR):

• In addition to being known as "Edward River Airport", another name for EDR is "Pormpuraaw Airport".
• Edward River Airport (EDR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Edward River Airport (EDR) is Kowanyama Airport (KWM), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of EDR.
• The furthest airport from Edward River Airport (EDR) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,541 miles (18,573 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
• Because of Edward River Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward River 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.