Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Greenville, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW), Greenville, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,665 miles (or 15,555 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 Melbourne Airport and Outagamie County Regional 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 Melbourne Airport and Outagamie County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEL / YMML |
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| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 144°50'35"E |
| Area Served: | Melbourne |
| Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEL |
| More Information: | MEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATW / KATW |
| Airport Name: | Outagamie County Regional Airport |
| Location: | Greenville, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°15'29"N by 88°31'9"W |
| Area Served: | Appleton, Wisconsin |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 918 feet (280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ATW |
| More Information: | ATW Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):
- Opened with Melbourne Airport in 1970 for Trans Australia Airlines, the terminal passed to Qantas in 1992 when they acquired the airline.
- In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
- Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
- Melbourne Airport, also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne, and the second busiest airport in Australia.
- Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
- The first major upgrades at the airport were carried out at the domestic terminals, with an expansion of the Ansett domestic terminal approved in 1989 and completed in 1991, adding a second pier added for use by smaller regional airlines.
- Terminal 4 – originally called the Domestic Express or South Terminal – is dedicated to budget airlines and is the first facility of its kind at a conventional airport in Australia.
- Terminal 1 hosts domestic services for Qantas Group airlines, Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink and is located to the northern end of the building.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- In May 1959 it was announced that a new airport would be built at Tullamarine, with Prime Minister Robert Menzies announcing on 27 November 1962 a five-year plan to provide Melbourne with a A$45 million "jetport" by 1967.
- Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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.
- Expansion of carparks has also continued with a $40 million project commenced in 2004, doubling the size of the short term carpark with the addition of 2,500 spaces over six levels, along with 1,200 new spaces added to the 5,000 already available in the long term carpark.
Facts about Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW):
- Because of Outagamie County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 918 feet, planes can take off or land at Outagamie County Regional 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 current terminal was constructed in 1974, with expansions in 1983, 1990, and 1998.
- The furthest airport from Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,991 miles (17,688 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) has 2 runways.
- It is the main base of privately owned regional airline Air Wisconsin and was the original home of Midwest Airlines.
- Efforts to change the name have been ongoing.
- The closest airport to Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) is Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of ATW.
- In February 2014, the Outagamie County Board voted to rename the airport, "Appleton International Airport", cited as an "economic development initiative" creating a more direct association with travelers' intended destination.
