Nonstop flight route between Teesside, England, United Kingdom and Edward River, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), Teesside, England, United Kingdom and Edward River Airport (EDR), Edward River, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,059 miles (or 14,580 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 Durham Tees Valley Airport and Edward River 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 Durham Tees Valley Airport and Edward River Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME):

• 1990 saw the one millionth aircraft movement at the airport, in the form of a British Midland service to London Heathrow.
• The Sky Express bus service was launched in May 2005 and connected the airport with Darlington's Rail Station and Town Hall.
• Because of Durham Tees Valley Airport's relatively low elevation of 120 feet, planes can take off or land at Durham Tees Valley 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.
• Durham Tees Valley is a base for Cobham plc, who have a fleet of six Dassault Falcon 20s based at the airport.
• Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airfield began its life in 1941 as Royal Air Force Station RAF Middleton St.
• The furthest airport from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,741 miles (18,895 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The majority shareholder in the airport is Peel Investments Ltd which owns 89%, while the remaining 11% is owned by a consortium of local authorities, consisting of County Durham, Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Councils.
• In November 2010 the airport introduced a passenger levy of £6 to curb the airport's losses.
• On 3 September 2012, a volunteer support group for the airport, named FoDTVA was launched.
• On 11 January 2011, Ryanair left the airport after ending service to Alicante Airport, the airline had previously served Dublin Airport, Girona Airport and Rome Ciampino Airport, they left the airport due to the Passenger Facility Fee.
• Durham Tees Valley Airport handled 161,092 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNW of MME.

Facts about Edward River Airport (EDR):

• The closest airport to Edward River Airport (EDR) is Kowanyama Airport (KWM), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of EDR.
• In addition to being known as "Edward River Airport", another name for EDR is "Pormpuraaw Airport".
• Because of Edward River Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Edward River 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.
• Edward River Airport (EDR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Edward River Airport (EDR) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,541 miles (18,573 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.