Nonstop flight route between Long Beach, California, United States and Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Long Beach Airport (JLB), Long Beach, California, United States and Margaret River Airport (MGV), Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,418 miles (or 15,157 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 Long Beach Airport and Margaret 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 Long Beach Airport and Margaret 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 Long Beach Airport (JLB):

• Air cargo carriers, including FedEx and UPS, also use LGB.
• Long Beach Airport (JLB) has 5 runways.
• With increased activity by commercial airlines and the private airplane industry, particularly with Douglas Aircraft showing an interest in the Long Beach Municipal Airport, the facility needed more space.
• During the 1940s and 1950s, the only airline non-stops from Long Beach Airport were to Los Angeles, San Diego, and sometimes Catalina Island.
• The furthest airport from Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Because of Long Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Beach 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 closest airport to Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Long Beach Airport (LGB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of JLB.
• In addition to being known as "Long Beach Airport", other names for JLB include "LGB", "KLGB" and "LGB".
• Long Beach Airport has few passenger flights compared with Los Angeles International Airport 18 miles to the northwest, and will always be a small airport because of ordinances adopted to minimize noise.
• Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.
• In 2009 Mario Rodriguez was appointed director.

Facts about Margaret River Airport (MGV):

• The furthest airport from Margaret River Airport (MGV) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Margaret River Airport (meaning Margaret River Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,328 miles (19,840 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• The closest airport to Margaret River Airport (MGV) is Busselton Regional Airport (BQB), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NE of MGV.
• Margaret River Airport (MGV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Margaret River Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Margaret 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.