Nonstop flight route between Longreach, Queensland, Australia and Montevideo, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia and Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE), Montevideo, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,794 miles (or 14,153 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 Longreach Airport and Montevideo-Chippewa County 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 Longreach Airport and Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRE / YLRE |
Airport Name: | Longreach Airport |
Location: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°26'3"S by 144°16'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Longreach Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 627 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRE |
More Information: | LRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVE / KMVE |
Airport Name: | Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport |
Location: | Montevideo, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°58'16"N by 95°42'43"W |
Elevation: | 4000 feet (1,219 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MVE |
More Information: | MVE Maps & Info |
Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):
- At one time in the 1960s, Longreach airport was one of the busiest inland airports in Australia.
- Longreach Airport (LRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Longreach Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Longreach 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.
- In late 1920, the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service was founded.
- The furthest airport from Longreach Airport (LRE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Longreach Airport (LRE) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of LRE.
Facts about Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE):
- The closest airport to Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE) is Benson Municipal Airport (BBB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of MVE.
- The furthest airport from Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,639 miles (17,122 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.