Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Essendon Airport (MEB), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM), Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,962 miles (or 16,033 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 Chatham-Kent 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 Chatham-Kent 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: | XCM / |
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Location: | Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°18'21"N by 82°4'54"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 645 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XCM |
More Information: | XCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Essendon Airport (MEB):
- The 1920s period saw the great pioneering aviation flights of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith who visited the airport on several occasions.
- In 2001, the Commonwealth Government sold its management rights for the airport to Edgelear Pty.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
Facts about Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM):
- Because of Chatham-Kent Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Chatham-Kent 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.
- In addition to being known as "Chatham-Kent Airport", other names for XCM include "Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport" and "CYCK".
- The airport is operational 9 hours per day, 7 days per week and is capable of supporting both VFR) and IFR operations down to 510 ft and 1 1⁄2 mi visibility non-precision approach limits and departures in visibility down to 1⁄2 mi.
- The closest airport to Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) is Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of XCM.
- Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,341 miles (18,252 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.