Nonstop flight route between Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia and Shafter, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(20°39'50"S by 139°29'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W)
Distance from ISA to MIT:
7,652.79 miles (12,315.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Isa Airport (ISA), Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,653 miles (or 12,316 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 Mount Isa Airport and Shafter 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 Mount Isa Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISA / YBMA |
| Airport Name: | Mount Isa Airport |
| Location: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°39'50"S by 139°29'18"E |
| Area Served: | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Mount Isa Airport Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1121 feet (342 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISA |
| More Information: | ISA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Isa Airport (ISA):
- Mount Isa Airport (ISA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) is Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of ISA.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,121 ft above sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,402 miles (18,349 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- On 22 September 1966 a Vickers Viscount aircraft departed from Mount Isa Airport with twenty passengers for a flight to Brisbane via Longreach.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- In August, the first operational training units s began arriving at Minter, the airfields mission being advanced pilot training of USAAC bomber, attack, transport and pursuit pilots.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- Shafter-Minter Field covers an area of 1,206 acres at an elevation of 424 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.67 miles (105.69 km) E | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 100.37 miles (161.52 km) ESE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 102.52 miles (164.99 km) WNW | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 121.11 miles (194.91 km) SE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 144.41 miles (232.41 km) E | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 157.64 miles (253.70 km) S | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 193.16 miles (310.86 km) NNW | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 201.45 miles (324.20 km) N | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 213.58 miles (343.73 km) SSE | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 234.40 miles (377.23 km) E | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 238.43 miles (383.71 km) NNE | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 254.42 miles (409.45 km) S | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 306.21 miles (492.80 km) E | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 320.54 miles (515.86 km) NE | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 361.61 miles (581.96 km) ESE | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,401.53 miles (18,348.93 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,392.14 miles (18,333.83 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,338.26 miles (18,247.12 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,309.76 miles (18,201.25 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,305.48 miles (18,194.35 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,256.62 miles (18,115.73 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,250.03 miles (18,105.13 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,240.74 miles (18,090.16 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,238.51 miles (18,086.59 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,083.50 miles (17,837.12 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 11 | 11,078.16 miles (17,828.53 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 12 | 11,051.31 miles (17,785.32 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,030.97 miles (17,752.59 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 14 | 11,027.82 miles (17,747.51 km) E | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 15 | 11,027.64 miles (17,747.22 km) E | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.03 miles (14.53 km) ESE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 2 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NNE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 45.60 miles (73.39 km) N | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.02 miles (75.68 km) NNW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) NNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.25 miles (114.66 km) NW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 9 | 76.26 miles (122.73 km) SE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 10 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) NW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) E | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) SW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 80.41 miles (129.41 km) S | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) W | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) WSW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.11 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,378.03 miles (18,311.12 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,377.28 miles (18,309.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,340.59 miles (18,250.87 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,337.66 miles (18,246.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,222.83 miles (18,061.35 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,194.33 miles (18,015.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,160.49 miles (17,961.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,046.39 miles (17,777.40 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,043.96 miles (17,773.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,032.52 miles (17,755.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,024.29 miles (17,741.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,019.64 miles (17,734.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,992.09 miles (17,690.01 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |