Nonstop flight route between Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jabalpur Domestic Airport (JLR), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India and Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,972 miles (or 9,611 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 Jabalpur Domestic 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 Jabalpur Domestic Airport and Essendon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jabalpur Domestic Airport (JLR):

• The closest airport to Jabalpur Domestic Airport (JLR) is Khajuraho Airport (HJR), which is located 80 miles (128 kilometers) N of JLR.
• The Central Command, Lucknow has asked for land near the airport to build an airbase and radar station because Jabalpur has large number of military and defence settlements and the largest cantonment in Central India.
• Jabalpur Domestic Airport (JLR) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Jabalpur Domestic Airport", other names for JLR include "जबलपुर डोमेस्टिक एयरपोर्ट" and "Jabalapura ḍōmēsṭika ēyarapōrṭa".
• The furthest airport from Jabalpur Domestic Airport (JLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,798 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):

• Essendon became Australia's second, and Melbourne's first international airport in February 1950.
• 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.
• Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
• The airport was extended with additional land during the 1930s.
• In 2007, the airport was re-designed under a new master plan, as part of the Essendon Fields development.
• The major passenger airlines using Essendon in the postwar years until scheduled air services were transferred to Tullamarine were Ansett Airlines and Trans Australia Airlines.
• In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
• A variety of aircraft were used through Essendon in the 1960s - Lockheed L-188 Electras.
• 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.