Nonstop flight route between Moomba, South Australia, Australia and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moomba Airport (MOO), Moomba, South Australia, Australia and Ashgabat International Airport (ASB), Ashgabat, Turkmenistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,980 miles (or 11,233 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 Moomba Airport and Ashgabat 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 Moomba Airport and Ashgabat International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOO / YOOM |
| Airport Name: | Moomba Airport |
| Location: | Moomba, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°6'0"S by 140°11'48"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Santos |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 143 feet (44 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOO |
| More Information: | MOO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASB / UTAA |
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| Location: | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°59'12"N by 58°21'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Turkmenistan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 692 feet (211 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ASB |
| More Information: | ASB Maps & Info |
Facts about Moomba Airport (MOO):
- Moomba Airport (MOO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Moomba Airport (MOO) is Ballera Airport (BBL), which is located 110 miles (176 kilometers) ENE of MOO.
- The furthest airport from Moomba Airport (MOO) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Moomba Airport's relatively low elevation of 143 feet, planes can take off or land at Moomba 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.
Facts about Ashgabat International Airport (ASB):
- In Soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.
- The airport building opened in 1994 and the terminal has a capacity of 1,600 passengers per hour.
- In addition to being known as "Ashgabat International Airport", another name for ASB is "Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy halkara aeroporty".
- The closest airport to Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) is Bojnord Airport (BJB), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) WSW of ASB.
- Because of Ashgabat International Airport's relatively low elevation of 692 feet, planes can take off or land at Ashgabat 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.
- Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) has 3 runways.
- As part of Saparmurat Niyazov's aspiration to transform Turkmenistan into 'the new Kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.
- The furthest airport from Ashgabat International Airport (ASB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,407 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
