Nonstop flight route between Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia and Tasu, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAAF Learmonth (LEA), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia and Tasu Water Aerodrome (YTU), Tasu, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,420 miles (or 13,551 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 RAAF Learmonth and Tasu Water Aerodrome, 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 RAAF Learmonth and Tasu Water Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEA / YPLM |
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Location: | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E |
Area Served: | Exmouth, Western Australia |
Operator/Owner: | RAAF/Shire of Exmouth |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEA |
More Information: | LEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTU / |
Airport Name: | Tasu Water Aerodrome |
Location: | Tasu, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°45'54"N by 132°2'31"W |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YTU |
More Information: | YTU Maps & Info |
Facts about RAAF Learmonth (LEA):
- In addition to being known as "RAAF Learmonth", another name for LEA is "Learmonth Airport".
- In the mid-1960s, the Federal Government gave its support to plans by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Val Hancock, to redevelop Learmonth as a 'bare base', due to its proximity to Indonesia.
- RAAF Learmonth handled 90,861 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is nearly antipodal to RAAF Learmonth (meaning RAAF Learmonth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,594 kilometers) away in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- The closest airport to RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NE of LEA.
- Because of RAAF Learmonth's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at RAAF Learmonth 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.
- RAAF Learmonth (LEA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tasu Water Aerodrome (YTU):
- Because of Tasu Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tasu Water Aerodrome 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 Tasu Water Aerodrome (YTU) is Sandspit Airport (YZP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNE of YTU.
- The furthest airport from Tasu Water Aerodrome (YTU) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,750 miles (17,300 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.