Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,143 miles (or 13,105 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 Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz 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 Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz 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: | PVR / MMPR |
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Location: | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'47"N by 105°15'15"W |
Area Served: | Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVR |
More Information: | PVR Maps & Info |
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- 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.
- The airport was extended with additional land during the 1930s.
- 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.
- In 2001, the Commonwealth Government sold its management rights for the airport to Edgelear Pty.
- On 31 January 1945, a heavily-modified Stinson Model A registered VH-UYY and named Tokana, operated by Australian National Airways, departed from Essendon Airport for the daily flight to Kerang.
- The major passenger airlines using Essendon in the postwar years until scheduled air services were transferred to Tullamarine were Ansett Airlines and Trans Australia Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Essendon Airport", another name for MEB is "Melbourne/Essendon".
Facts about Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR):
- In addition to being known as "Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport", another name for PVR is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Vallarta Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz".
- The furthest airport from Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,696 miles (18,823 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) is Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NNE of PVR.
- Because of Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz 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.