Nonstop flight route between Longreach, Queensland, Australia and Omaha, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia and Eppley Airfield (OMA), Omaha, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,792 miles (or 14,150 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 Eppley Airfield, 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 Eppley Airfield. 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: | OMA / KOMA |
Airport Name: | Eppley Airfield |
Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°18'4"N by 95°53'43"W |
Area Served: | Eastern Nebraska, western Iowa |
Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from OMA |
More Information: | OMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):
- In 2002, Qantas returned to the town, with a Boeing 747-238B aircraft, registered VH-EBQ and named City of Bunbury, flown into the town for static display at the Qantas Founders Outback Museum, which is also sited at the airport.
- 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.
- In late 1920, the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service was founded.
- Amy Johnson landed her de Havilland Gipsy Moth, registered G-AAAH, at the airport in 1930.
- During World War II, Longreach airport became, for a short time in 1942, a base for United States Army Air Forces B-17 bomber aircraft of the 28th and 93d Bombardment Squadrons.
- 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.
Facts about Eppley Airfield (OMA):
- Because of Eppley Airfield's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Eppley Airfield 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.
- Eppley Airfield (OMA) has 3 runways.
- Eppley Airfield terminal in Omaha.
- The airport is northeast of downtown Omaha in east Omaha.
- The furthest airport from Eppley Airfield (OMA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Eppley Airfield handled 4,000,000 passengers last year.
- The South Terminal houses ticketing, baggage claim and security screening for airlines served by Concourse A, as well as half of the rental car counters.
- On August 6, 1966 Braniff Airways Flight 250 left Kansas City Downtown Airport headed for Eppley and crashed near Falls City, Nebraska, killing all 42 on board.
- The closest airport to Eppley Airfield (OMA) is Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of OMA.