Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Juba, South Sudan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Juba International Airport (JUB), Juba, South Sudan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,692 miles (or 12,379 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 Juba International 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 Juba International 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 |
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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: | JUB / HSSJ |
| Airport Name: | Juba International Airport |
| Location: | Juba, South Sudan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°52'18"N by 31°36'3"E |
| Area Served: | Juba |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1513 feet (461 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JUB |
| More Information: | JUB Maps & Info |
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- The area of the airport was originally known as St Johns, after an early landowner.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 1920s period saw the great pioneering aviation flights of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith who visited the airport on several occasions.
- Essendon Airport is located at Essendon, in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Victoria, Australia.
- 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.
- 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.
- International flights departed mainly from Sydney during Essendon's years of operation, and there were regular daily flights between the two largest metropolitan areas in Australia.
Facts about Juba International Airport (JUB):
- Juba Airport is an airport serving Juba, the capital city of South Sudan.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,513 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Juba International Airport (JUB) is Ahe Airport (AHE), which is located 11,761 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Ahe, French Polynesia.
- Juba International Airport (JUB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Juba International Airport (JUB) is Arua Airport (RUA), which is located 135 miles (217 kilometers) SSW of JUB.
