Nonstop flight route between Mount Gambier, Australia and Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), Mount Gambier, Australia and Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL), Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,742 miles (or 15,678 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 Mount Gambier Airport and Sioux Lookout 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 Mount Gambier Airport and Sioux Lookout Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGB / YMTG |
Airport Name: | Mount Gambier Airport |
Location: | Mount Gambier, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°44'44"S by 140°47'7"E |
Area Served: | Limestone Coast including Mount Gambier |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 212 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGB |
More Information: | MGB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXL / CYXL |
Airport Name: | Sioux Lookout Airport |
Location: | Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°6'51"N by 91°54'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Municipality of Sioux Lookout |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1257 feet (383 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXL |
More Information: | YXL Maps & Info |
Facts about Mount Gambier Airport (MGB):
- Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) has 3 runways.
- Mount Gambier Airport handled 92,261 passengers last year.
- The school had its own ambulance, hospital, butcher, gymnasium and even cinema and at its peak was home to over 1000 personnel.
- The furthest airport from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,985 miles (19,288 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SE of MGB.
- On 29 May 1947 the airport was handed over to the Department of Civil Aviation and this saw the return of regular public transport flights to the region with Ansett Airways announcing that a daily service would operate between Mount Gambier and Melbourne.
- Because of Mount Gambier Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Gambier 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.
- O'Connor Airlines, which ceased operations 14 December 2007, was formerly based at the airport.
Facts about Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL):
- Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL) is Dryden Regional Airport (YHD), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of YXL.
- The furthest airport from Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,673 miles (17,176 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.