Nonstop flight route between Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States and Springvale, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between MBS International Airport (MBS), Midland/Bay City/Saginaw, Michigan, United States and Springvale Airport (ZVG), Springvale, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,872 miles (or 15,888 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 MBS International Airport and Springvale 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 MBS International Airport and Springvale Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about MBS International Airport (MBS):

• The commercial airport is a special municipal body owned by Bay County and the cities of Midland and Saginaw.
• Once the third busiest airport in Michigan, MBS has fallen in air service and passenger numbers.
• 2006 enplanements were 200,150 boardings, a 6.33% drop from the previous year.
• MBS International Airport (MBS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to MBS International Airport (MBS) is Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of MBS.
• In 2006 the Airport Commission announced it had approved plans for the construction of a new state-of-the-art passenger terminal.
• The furthest airport from MBS International Airport (MBS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,213 miles (18,046 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of MBS International Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at MBS International 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.
• Until October 1, 2009, Mesaba Airlines ran ground services for Delta Connection.

Facts about Springvale Airport (ZVG):

• Because of Springvale Airport's high elevation of 4,185 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZVG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZVG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Springvale Airport (ZVG) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
• The closest airport to Springvale Airport (ZVG) is Halls Creek Airport (HCQ), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ZVG.