Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Florida, United States and Colón, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, Florida, United States and Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX), Colón, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,296 miles (or 2,086 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 relatively short distance between Melbourne International Airport and Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLB / KMLB |
Airport Name: | Melbourne International Airport |
Location: | Melbourne, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'10"N by 80°38'43"W |
Area Served: | Melbourne, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | City of Melbourne, Florida |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
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Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONX / MPEJ |
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Location: | Colón, Panama |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°21'24"N by 79°52'3"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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Facts about Melbourne International Airport (MLB):
- Scheduled airline flights began in 1953.
- The closest airport to Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of MLB.
- The Melbourne Airport Authority operates Tropical Haven, a 759-site manufactured home park.
- Delta Airlines started nonstops to Atlanta in 1983.
- The Airport Museum is in the terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,549 miles (18,586 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Melbourne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne International 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.
- Melbourne International Airport began in 1928 when a Pitcairn Aircraft landed on a cow pasture strip north of Kissimmee Highway.
- Melbourne International Airport (MLB) has 3 runways.
- Airmail service started in late 1928 when the airport was designated a fueling stop.
Facts about Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX):
- Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Initially garrisoned at Ancon, the 7th Aero Squadron was organized on 29 March 1917 with 51 officers and men.
- The closest airport to Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) is Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of ONX.
- Because of Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Adolfo Jiménez 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 Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (meaning Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,536 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport", another name for ONX is "Aeropuerto Enrique Adolfo Jiménez".
- By 1930, the expanding Air Corps in the Canal Zone required a new organization.
- During World War II, the mission of the units at France Field consisted of the protection of the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, and to fly antisubmarine missions over the Caribbean