Nonstop flight route between Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and Hollywood, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Launceston Airport (LST), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and North Perry Airport (HWO), Hollywood, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,549 miles (or 15,368 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 Launceston Airport and North Perry 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 Launceston Airport and North Perry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Launceston Airport (LST):

• The closest airport to Launceston Airport (LST) is George Town Aerodrome (GEE), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of LST.
• Launceston Airport (LST) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Launceston Airport (LST) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Launceston Airport (meaning Launceston Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Launceston Airport's relatively low elevation of 562 feet, planes can take off or land at Launceston 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.
• After the formation of the Tasmanian Aero Club in 1927, the first air travel facility in Tasmania was built on the site.
• The redeveloped terminal was officially opened on 12 March 2010 by the Premier of Tasmania, the Hon.

Facts about North Perry Airport (HWO):

• The closest airport to North Perry Airport (HWO) is Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of HWO.
• On December 19, 1939, the HMS Orion, a British light cruiser chased the Aracua, a German freighter, into Port Everglades in Florida.
• North Perry remained inactive after the war, until 1950 when it was acquired by Broward County to become a civilian airport.
• North Perry Airport (HWO) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from North Perry Airport (HWO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,579 miles (18,634 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• North Perry Airport is a public airport located in the City of Pembroke Pines, 5 miles west of the central business district of Hollywood, in Broward County, Florida, United States.
• Because of North Perry Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at North Perry 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.