Nonstop flight route between Mitchell, South Dakota, United States and Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), Mitchell, South Dakota, United States and Goulburn Airport (GUL), Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,862 miles (or 14,262 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 Mitchell Municipal Airport and Goulburn 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 Mitchell Municipal Airport and Goulburn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE):

• Mitchell Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,376 acres at an elevation of 1,304 feet above mean sea level.
• Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Mitchell Municipal Airport", another name for MHE is "Mitchell Army Airfield".
• Opened in November 1937, during World War II, the facility was rebuilt in 1943 by the United States Army Air Forces as a Second Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator heavy bomber training airfield field known as Mitchell Army Airfield.
• The furthest airport from Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,544 miles (16,968 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On October 1, 1944, when training ended at the facility, it was transferred to Air Technical Service Command where it was assigned to Ogden Air Service Command as an axillary airfield.
• The closest airport to Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE) is Huron Regional Airport (HON), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNW of MHE.

Facts about Goulburn Airport (GUL):

• Goulburn Airport (GUL) has 2 runways.
• Goulburn Flight Training Centre is based at Goulburn Airport, operating a fleet of Skyfox Gazelles, Cessna 150, Cessna 172RG, Cessna 182, Piper Cherokee, Beechcraft Duchess and Grumman aircraft.Goulburn Flight Training Centre is certified to provide training in both Recreational Aviation and General Aviation Private Pilot / Commercial Pilot licensing.
• Goulburn Aviation also has its home at Goulburn Airport with a satellite base at nearby Canberra Airport.
• Adrenaline Skydive received permission from the New South Wales Parachute Council to begin operation as of 5 March 2011.Adrenaline Skydive is the closest student free-fall training facility to Canberra, offering tandem skydive packages, learn to skydive courses and ongoing training, coaching and advice for all experience levels.
• The closest airport to Goulburn Airport (GUL) is Canberra Airport (CBR), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SW of GUL.
• The furthest airport from Goulburn Airport (GUL) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Goulburn Airport (meaning Goulburn Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.