Nonstop flight route between Long Beach, California, United States and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Long Beach Airport (JLB), Long Beach, California, United States and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,184 miles (or 11,562 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 Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JLB / |
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| Location: | Long Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W |
| Area Served: | Los Angeles and Orange counties |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Long Beach |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JLB |
| More Information: | JLB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OOL / YBCG |
| Airport Name: | Gold Coast Airport |
| Location: | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°9'53"S by 153°30'17"E |
| Area Served: | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OOL |
| More Information: | OOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Long Beach Airport (JLB):
- In addition to being known as "Long Beach Airport", other names for JLB include "LGB", "KLGB" and "LGB".
- Between 1990 and 1992, Continental, Delta, TWA, and USAir ended service to the airport, as did American Airlines in early 2006.
- Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.
- The arrival of low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways at Long Beach Airport in 2001, and that airline's decision to establish a West Coast hub at LGB, has increased air traffic and has cemented LGB's standing as an alternative to LAX for flights to the East Coast.
- As a Naval Reserve Air Base, the mission was to instruct, train and drill Naval Reserve aviation personnel.
- The closest airport to Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Long Beach Airport (LGB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of JLB.
- 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.
- Long Beach Airport is a city-owned public airport three miles northeast of downtown City of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, California.
- Long Beach Airport (JLB) has 5 runways.
- Long Beach Airport is the second closest airport to Disneyland, after John Wayne Airport.
Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):
- On 11 December 2013 Jetstar announced that they will end the three times weekly services to Osaka-Kansai on 8 May 2014.
- On 13 June 2010 start up airline PacificFlier began weekly services from Koror, Palau, using an Airbus A310.
- The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- The airport opened an extension to the main runway as well as a full length parallel taxiway in May 2007.
- Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
- On 30 March 2011 Gold Coast Airport was named the Best Regional Airport Asia/Pacific and was awarded the staff Service Excellence Australia/Pacific award at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- In 2003 GCAPL was taken over by Queensland Airports Limited and today also own and operate Mount Isa Airport and Townsville Airport.
- Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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.
- Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
