Nonstop flight route between Currie, Tasmania, Australia and Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica:
Departure Airport:
(39°52'38"S by 143°52'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W)
Distance from KNS to DOM:
10,173.25 miles (16,372.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Island Airport (KNS), Currie, Tasmania, Australia and Melville Hall Airport (DOM), Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,173 miles (or 16,372 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 King Island Airport and Melville Hall 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 King Island Airport and Melville Hall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNS / YKII |
| Airport Name: | King Island Airport |
| Location: | Currie, Tasmania, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°52'38"S by 143°52'41"E |
| Area Served: | King Island |
| Operator/Owner: | King Island Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNS |
| More Information: | KNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOM / TDPD |
| Airport Name: | Melville Hall Airport |
| Location: | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°32'48"N by 61°17'59"W |
| Area Served: | Roseau |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Dominica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 73 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOM |
| More Information: | DOM Maps & Info |
Facts about King Island Airport (KNS):
- Because of King Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at King Island 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 King Island Airport (KNS) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SE of KNS.
- The furthest airport from King Island Airport (KNS) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to King Island Airport (meaning King Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,586 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- King Island Airport (KNS) has 3 runways.
Facts about Melville Hall Airport (DOM):
- The furthest airport from Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Melville Hall Airport (meaning Melville Hall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,150 miles (19,554 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Melville Hall Airport's relatively low elevation of 73 feet, planes can take off or land at Melville Hall 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.
- Regular night landings at the airport began on 20 September 2010.
- Melville Hall Airport (DOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Melville Hall Airport (DOM) is Canefield Airport (DCF), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SSW of DOM.
- Melville Hall Airport is an airport located on the northeast coast of Dominica, 2 mi northwest of Marigot, it is about one hour away from the second largest city Portsmouth.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.66 miles (147.51 km) SE | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia |     |
| 2 | 116.74 miles (187.87 km) NNE | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 124.48 miles (200.33 km) SE | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 127.99 miles (205.98 km) N | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 5 | 133.59 miles (214.98 km) NW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 146.94 miles (236.47 km) NNE | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 158.41 miles (254.93 km) NNE | Essendon Airport (MEB) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 160.92 miles (258.97 km) NNE | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 161.03 miles (259.16 km) SE | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 168.13 miles (270.57 km) NW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 176.42 miles (283.93 km) ESE | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 182.38 miles (293.51 km) NNW | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 183.79 miles (295.78 km) NNW | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 209.29 miles (336.82 km) SE | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 218.19 miles (351.15 km) N | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,170.46 miles (19,586.41 km) W | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,169.89 miles (19,585.49 km) W | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,029.48 miles (19,359.52 km) W | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,015.77 miles (19,337.46 km) W | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,001.99 miles (19,315.28 km) W | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,948.19 miles (19,228.70 km) W | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,856.89 miles (19,081.77 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,811.53 miles (19,008.77 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,452.49 miles (18,430.96 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,336.53 miles (18,244.33 km) NE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 11 | 11,326.40 miles (18,228.03 km) ENE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 12 | 11,309.70 miles (18,201.15 km) ENE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 13 | 11,253.96 miles (18,111.45 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,245.19 miles (18,097.34 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,213.12 miles (18,045.73 km) NE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.77 miles (25.38 km) SSW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 2 | 28.80 miles (46.35 km) NW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 3 | 51.78 miles (83.33 km) NNW | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 4 | 69.00 miles (111.05 km) SSE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 5 | 104.44 miles (168.08 km) NW | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 107.46 miles (172.93 km) S | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 7 | 114.60 miles (184.43 km) NNW | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 8 | 127.44 miles (205.10 km) S | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 9 | 142.99 miles (230.11 km) NW | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 10 | 148.49 miles (238.96 km) NNW | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 11 | 153.95 miles (247.76 km) NW | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 12 | 166.10 miles (267.32 km) S | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 13 | 174.69 miles (281.14 km) NW | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 14 | 176.80 miles (284.53 km) S | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 15 | 183.89 miles (295.93 km) S | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,150.39 miles (19,554.11 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,102.98 miles (19,477.82 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,084.82 miles (19,448.58 km) WSW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,058.17 miles (19,405.70 km) SSE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,022.77 miles (19,348.73 km) SSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,016.58 miles (19,338.76 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,010.43 miles (19,328.87 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,000.79 miles (19,313.35 km) S | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,969.26 miles (19,262.62 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,952.65 miles (19,235.87 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,948.18 miles (19,228.69 km) WSW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,943.44 miles (19,221.05 km) S | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,942.42 miles (19,219.41 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,940.02 miles (19,215.56 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,938.38 miles (19,212.91 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |