Nonstop flight route between Monroe, Louisiana, United States and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monroe Regional Airport (MLU), Monroe, Louisiana, United States and Hobart International Airport (HBA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,172 miles (or 14,761 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 Monroe Regional Airport and Hobart 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 Monroe Regional Airport and Hobart International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monroe Regional Airport (MLU):

• The furthest airport from Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is Ruston Regional Airport (RSN), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) W of MLU.
• Because of Monroe Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe Regional 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.
• Monroe Regional Airport covers an area of 2,660 acres at an elevation of 79 feet above mean sea level.
• The vast majority of aircraft flown at Selman AAF were Beech C-45s, also known as the AT-7.
• Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) has 3 runways.

Facts about Hobart International Airport (HBA):

• Five passenger airlines currently operate regular flights from Hobart to seven destinations in the southern and eastern states of Australia.
• Hobart International Airport handled 1,855,849 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) N of HBA.
• Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd has announced detailed plans for the airport within its new master plan until 2029.
• The furthest airport from Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Hobart International Airport (meaning Hobart International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Hobart International Airport (HBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Early in 2006, the airport announced plans to build a Direct Factory Outlet just east of Holyman Avenue.
• The international terminal was opened in 1983 to facilitate Trans-Tasman air traffic.
• Hobart Airport has two passenger terminals.
• Throughout 2013, no public drinking water fountains have been operational at the airport terminal.
• Because of Hobart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hobart 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.