Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Bujumbura, Burundi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Bujumbura International Airport (BJM), Bujumbura, Burundi would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,446 miles (or 11,982 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 Bujumbura 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 Melbourne Airport and Bujumbura 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: | 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: | BJM / HBBA |
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Location: | Bujumbura, Burundi |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°19'26"S by 29°19'6"E |
Area Served: | Bujumbura, Burundi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2582 feet (787 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJM |
More Information: | BJM Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):
- 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.
- Melbourne Airport was originally called Tullamarine Airport, after the adjacent suburb of the same name.
- In 1988, the Australian Government formed the Federal Airports Corporation, placing Melbourne Airport under the operational control of the new corporation along with 21 other airports around the nation.
- An expansion of the terminal was approved in 1989 and completed in 1991 when a second pier was added by Ansett to the south for use by smaller regional airline Kendell.
- Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
- Opened with Melbourne Airport in 1970 for Trans Australia Airlines, the terminal passed to Qantas in 1992 when they acquired the airline.
- Since privatisation, further improvements to infrastructure have begun at the airport, including expansion of runways, car parks and terminals.
- Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
- The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
Facts about Bujumbura International Airport (BJM):
- In addition to being known as "Bujumbura International Airport", another name for BJM is "Aéroport international de Bujumbura".
- Bujumbura International Airport handled 177,642 passengers last year.
- Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Gitega Airport (GID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) E of BJM.
- The furthest airport from Bujumbura International Airport (BJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,967 miles (19,260 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.