Nonstop flight route between Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and Uvalde, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Launceston Airport (LST), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and Garner Field (UVA), Uvalde, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,665 miles (or 13,944 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 Garner Field, 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 Garner Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LST / YMLT |
Airport Name: | Launceston Airport |
Location: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°32'42"S by 147°12'54"E |
Area Served: | Launceston |
Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 562 feet (171 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LST |
More Information: | LST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UVA / KUVA |
Airport Name: | Garner Field |
Location: | Uvalde, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°12'41"N by 99°44'36"W |
Area Served: | Uvalde, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Uvalde |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UVA |
More Information: | UVA Maps & Info |
Facts about Launceston Airport (LST):
- Launceston Airport (LST) has 3 runways.
- After the formation of the Tasmanian Aero Club in 1927, the first air travel facility in Tasmania was built on the site.
- The closest airport to Launceston Airport (LST) is George Town Aerodrome (GEE), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of LST.
- Launceston Airport's passenger numbers have increased dramatically in recent years, significantly exceeding the airports forecasts in the Airport Master Plan 2005.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1962 under the leadership of Tony John OAM, a plan for major redevelopment of the airport was approved.
Facts about Garner Field (UVA):
- Because of Garner Field's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Garner Field 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 Garner Field (UVA) is South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of UVA.
- Inactivated on 30 June 1945 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- Trans-Texas DC-3s landed at Uvalde for a few years ending around 1954.
- Garner Field (UVA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Opened in October 1941 with three 6,000 hard surfaced runways,.
- The furthest airport from Garner Field (UVA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,192 miles (18,012 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Garner Field is an airport in Uvalde County, Texas, three miles east of the city of Uvalde, which owns it.