Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Florida, United States and Soroako, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, Florida, United States and Soroako Airport (SQR), Soroako, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,151 miles (or 16,336 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 International Airport and Soroako 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 International Airport and Soroako Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MLB |
| More Information: | MLB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SQR / WAWS |
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| Location: | Soroako, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°31'52"S by 121°21'27"E |
| Area Served: | Soroako |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1388 feet (423 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SQR |
| More Information: | SQR Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne International Airport (MLB):
- 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 (MLB) has 3 runways.
- Monthly passengers were at a seasonal low in September 2007 at 14,083.
- 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.
- In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Eastern Airlines Boeing 727s, Douglas DC-9s and Lockheed Electras flew out of the airport.
- In the year ending June 30, 2009 the airport had 133,576 aircraft operations.
- In the early 1980s some ending scenes for the film Stranger Than Paradise were shot in the Melbourne area, including several plot scenes shot at the Airport.
- 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.
Facts about Soroako Airport (SQR):
- The furthest airport from Soroako Airport (SQR) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is nearly antipodal to Soroako Airport (meaning Soroako Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lethem Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Lethem, Guyana.
- Soroako Airport (SQR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Soroako Airport (SQR) is Andi Jemma Airport (MXB), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) W of SQR.
- In addition to being known as "Soroako Airport", another name for SQR is "Bandara Soroako".
