Nonstop flight route between Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia and Hatteras, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW), Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia and Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC), Hatteras, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,188 miles (or 16,396 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport and Billy Mitchell 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport and Billy Mitchell Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW):

• "The Transport and Communications Minister, Mr Willis, finally ratified the push to rename the airport on Thursday, in time for Harry's birthday."
• The closest airport to Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of MBW.
• Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) has 5 runways.
• The furthest airport from Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (meaning Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,649 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport handled 9,766 passengers last year.
• "At last the man they believe to be the finest Australian pioneering aviator in history will be acknowledge"
• The master plan for Moorabbin Airport was approved by the Minister for Infrastructure Anthony Albanese MP, on 25 June 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport", other names for MBW include "Harry Hawker Airport" and "Melbourne/Moorabbin Airport".
• Because of Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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 Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC):

• Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) is Dare County Regional Airport (MEO), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of HNC.
• In addition to being known as "Billy Mitchell Airport", another name for HNC is "HSE".
• Because of Billy Mitchell Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Billy Mitchell 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.
• Billy Mitchell Airport covers an area of 100 acres at an elevation of 17 feet above mean sea level.