Nonstop flight route between Wells, Nevada, United States and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), Wells, Nevada, United States and Brisbane Airport (BNE), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,530 miles (or 12,119 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 Wells Municipal Airport and Brisbane 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 Wells Municipal Airport and Brisbane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wells Municipal Airport (LWL):

• The closest airport to Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) is Elko Regional Airport (EKO), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WSW of LWL.
• The furthest airport from Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Wells Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,769 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Wells Municipal Airport", another name for LWL is "Harriet Field".

Facts about Brisbane Airport (BNE):

• Because of Brisbane Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Brisbane 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 Brisbane Airport (BNE) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• Brisbane Airport (BNE) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Brisbane Airport (BNE) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of BNE.
• The international terminal redevelopment began in February 2014.
• Brisbane Airport handled 2,139,106 passengers last year.
• The Federal Government announced the construction of a new airport to be built immediately north of Eagle Farm.
• The domestic terminal has three distinct areas serving Qantas and Qantaslink at the northern end of the building and Virgin Australia at the southern end of the building with other carriers such as Jetstar, Tiger Airways and Skytrans are located in the central area of the terminal.
• The Qantas concourse has 9 bays served by aerobridges including one served by a dual bridge.
• In addition, BAC plans to make a significant investment in upgrading and improving facilities and services within the terminal, such as lounges and will assume control of the retail space of this part of the terminal.
• By the 1970s it was clear that the facilities at Eagle Farm were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth.