Nonstop flight route between Jamestown, New York, United States and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW), Jamestown, New York, United States and Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,104 miles (or 16,260 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 Chautauqua County/Jamestown 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 Chautauqua County/Jamestown 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: | JHW / KJHW |
Airport Name: | Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport |
Location: | Jamestown, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°9'11"N by 79°15'29"W |
Area Served: | Jamestown, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Chautauqua County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1723 feet (525 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JHW |
More Information: | JHW 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 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW):
- The closest airport to Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) is Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of JHW.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,415 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,560 in 2009, and 3,679 in 2010.
- Various taxis have access to and from the airport.
- The furthest airport from Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,473 miles (18,464 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- Essendon became Australia's second, and Melbourne's first international airport in February 1950.
- Originally the airport had grass runways with the first tenants moving in from December 1921, including H.J.
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.
- 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.
- 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 2001, the Commonwealth Government sold its management rights for the airport to Edgelear Pty.
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".