Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and San Sebastián, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(37°43'41"S by 144°54'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°21'23"N by 1°47'26"W)
Distance from MEB to EAS:
10,657.79 miles (17,152.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and San Sebastián Airport (EAS), San Sebastián, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,658 miles (or 17,152 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 Essendon Airport and San Sebastián 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 Essendon Airport and San Sebastián Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEB / YMEN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'41"S by 144°54'6"E |
| Area Served: | Melbourne |
| Operator/Owner: | Zavanti Holdings Pty. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 282 feet (86 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEB |
| More Information: | MEB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EAS / LESO |
| Airport Name: | San Sebastián Airport |
| Location: | San Sebastián, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°21'23"N by 1°47'26"W |
| Area Served: | San Sebastián |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EAS |
| More Information: | EAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- Because of Essendon Airport's relatively low elevation of 282 feet, planes can take off or land at Essendon 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 Essendon Airport (MEB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Essendon Airport (meaning Essendon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,620 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- A variety of aircraft were used through Essendon in the 1960s - Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
- The airfield itself also has undergone a major upgrade with the installation of lighting and signage systems to bring the airport to International Civil Aviation Organization standards.
- The 1920s period saw the great pioneering aviation flights of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith who visited the airport on several occasions.
- Essendon Airport (MEB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Essendon Airport (MEB) is Melbourne Airport (MEL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of MEB.
Facts about San Sebastián Airport (EAS):
- Because of San Sebastián Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at San Sebastián 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 closest airport to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) is Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of EAS.
- The furthest airport from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to San Sebastián Airport (meaning San Sebastián Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- San Sebastián Airport (EAS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.96 miles (7.98 km) NW | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |     |
| 2 | 20.31 miles (32.68 km) SSE | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 45.38 miles (73.03 km) WSW | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 46.26 miles (74.45 km) SW | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 5 | 75.21 miles (121.04 km) NNW | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 93.75 miles (150.87 km) NNE | Shepparton Airport (SHT) | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 7 | 101.53 miles (163.40 km) NE | Benalla Airport (BLN) | Benalla, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 108.77 miles (175.05 km) WNW | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 108.81 miles (175.11 km) N | Echuca Airport (ECH) | Echuca, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 | 139.28 miles (224.15 km) WSW | Warrnambool Airport (WMB) | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 141.56 miles (227.81 km) ENE | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 144.37 miles (232.34 km) NE | Corowa Airport (CWW) | Corowa, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 145.94 miles (234.86 km) E | Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 146.57 miles (235.88 km) NNW | Kerang Airport (KRA) | Kerang, Victoria, Australia | |
| 15 | 149.82 miles (241.11 km) N | Deniliquin Airport (DNQ) | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,191.57 miles (19,620.38 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,183.46 miles (19,607.33 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,085.71 miles (19,450.02 km) W | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,070.67 miles (19,425.82 km) W | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,042.73 miles (19,380.85 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,996.61 miles (19,306.63 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,923.36 miles (19,188.74 km) W | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,889.34 miles (19,133.99 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,347.87 miles (18,262.59 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,335.17 miles (18,242.14 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,313.73 miles (18,207.64 km) NE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 11,256.05 miles (18,114.82 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,204.96 miles (18,032.58 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,196.86 miles (18,019.56 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 15 | 11,195.15 miles (18,016.81 km) NE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.48 miles (24.92 km) ENE | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 2 | 41.16 miles (66.24 km) S | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 3 | 56.42 miles (90.80 km) W | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 4 | 57.35 miles (92.30 km) SW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 5 | 67.47 miles (108.58 km) SSW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 6 | 68.93 miles (110.93 km) E | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 7 | 90.76 miles (146.06 km) E | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 8 | 92.10 miles (148.22 km) NNE | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 9 | 102.01 miles (164.17 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 10 | 114.84 miles (184.82 km) NNE | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| 11 | 115.27 miles (185.52 km) SW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 12 | 115.39 miles (185.69 km) SE | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 13 | 122.86 miles (197.72 km) SSE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 14 | 131.57 miles (211.74 km) ENE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 15 | 153.10 miles (246.39 km) NE | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,225.92 miles (19,675.67 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,213.49 miles (19,655.66 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,200.36 miles (19,634.52 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,194.90 miles (19,625.73 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,188.22 miles (19,614.99 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,181.73 miles (19,604.54 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,168.08 miles (19,582.58 km) W | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,159.37 miles (19,568.56 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,151.81 miles (19,556.39 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,150.47 miles (19,554.24 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,145.07 miles (19,545.55 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,128.69 miles (19,519.19 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,113.96 miles (19,495.48 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,112.32 miles (19,492.83 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,112.25 miles (19,492.72 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |