Nonstop flight route between Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia and Shreveport, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jabiru Airport (JAB), Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia and Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV), Shreveport, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,190 miles (or 14,789 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 Jabiru Airport and Shreveport Regional 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 Jabiru Airport and Shreveport Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jabiru Airport (JAB):

• The closest airport to Jabiru Airport (JAB) is Maningrida Airport (MNG), which is located 100 miles (160 kilometers) ENE of JAB.
• Jabiru Airport (JAB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Jabiru Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Jabiru 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 Jabiru Airport (JAB) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,787 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.

Facts about Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV):

• Because of Shreveport Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Shreveport Regional 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.
• Shreveport Regional Airport handled 582,803 passengers last year.
• Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) has 2 runways.
• Total cargo for the 2012 calendar year was 58,518,599 pounds, a -12.21% decrease from 66,655,449 pounds in 2011.
• The closest airport to Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Shreveport Downtown Airport (DTN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NE of SHV.
• For the 12-month period ending December 10, 2012, the Shreveport Regional Airport reported a total operating revenue of $10,318,118 and total operating expenses of $13,010,477, creating a loss of $-2,692,359.
• The furthest airport from Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,883 miles (17,514 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Other airlines that previously served Shreveport included the original Braniff International flying Boeing 727-200 jetliners as well as British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jets nonstop to New Orleans and Fort Smith, AR as well as direct to Kansas City, Tulsa, Chicago and Minneapolis/St Paul.
• After Hurricane Katrina devastated much of New Orleans and south Louisiana in 2005, Shreveport has been home to the booming film industry in Louisiana.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 276,460 passenger boardings in calendar year 2012, up 4.8% from 265,104 enplanements in 2011.
• The airport opened a $30 million cargo terminal in 2009, serving as an anchor for the Aero Park Industrial Park.