Nonstop flight route between Mildura, Victoria, Australia and Brunswick, Maine, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mildura Airport (MQL), Mildura, Victoria, Australia and Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), Brunswick, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,608 miles (or 17,071 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 Mildura Airport and Naval Air Station Brunswick, 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 Mildura Airport and Naval Air Station Brunswick. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mildura Airport (MQL):

• Mildura Airport (MQL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Mildura Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Mildura 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.
• Mildura Airport handled 207,422 passengers last year.
• QantasLink and Regional Express offer scheduled air services.
• The closest airport to Mildura Airport (MQL) is Robinvale Airport (RBC), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) S of MQL.
• The furthest airport from Mildura Airport (MQL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,916 miles (19,178 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.

Facts about Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ):

• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of NHZ.
• Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) has 2 runways.
• Operating under the motto, “Built For Business”, the first U.S.
• Because of Naval Air Station Brunswick's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Brunswick 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.
• NAS Brunswick-based crews flew homeland defense maritime patrols off the Atlantic coast as part of Operation Noble Eagle and additional assets were surged in support of OEF operations.
• The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,697 miles (18,825 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closure of the NAS Brunswick air field was scheduled for just after the departure of VP-26, which leads directly to the disestablishment of Fleet Air Wing Five in March of the same year.
• In 1962, NAS Brunswick and Fleet Air Wing Five began the transition to the P-3A Orion marking the beginning of a new era in Naval Patrol Aviation.
• On October 21, 2008, P-3 Orion from Patrol Wing Five overshot the runway at Bagram Air Base while landing.
• In 1966, Wing Five began deployments in the Western Pacific.