Nonstop flight route between Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) and Mount Gambier, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kawthaung Airport (KAW), Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) and Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), Mount Gambier, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,283 miles (or 6,894 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 Kawthaung Airport and Mount Gambier 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 Kawthaung Airport and Mount Gambier Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kawthaung Airport (KAW):

• Because of Kawthaung Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Kawthaung 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 Kawthaung Airport (KAW) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is nearly antipodal to Kawthaung Airport (meaning Kawthaung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport), and is located 12,227 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru.
• Kawthaung Airport (KAW) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kawthaung Airport", another name for KAW is "ကော့သောင် လေဆိပ်".
• The closest airport to Kawthaung Airport (KAW) is Ranong Airport (UNN), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of KAW.

Facts about Mount Gambier Airport (MGB):

• The Mount Gambier Aero Club Inc.
• Mount Gambier Airport is an airport in the Limestone Coast, South Australia.
• Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) has 3 runways.
• On 29 May 1947 the airport was handed over to the Department of Civil Aviation and this saw the return of regular public transport flights to the region with Ansett Airways announcing that a daily service would operate between Mount Gambier and Melbourne.
• Mount Gambier Airport was ranked 45th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
• Because of Mount Gambier Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,985 miles (19,288 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The school had its own ambulance, hospital, butcher, gymnasium and even cinema and at its peak was home to over 1000 personnel.
• Mount Gambier Airport handled 92,261 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SE of MGB.
• In 2011 it was announced that Mount Gambier Airport would be upgraded under a $3.4 million program.