Nonstop flight route between Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines and Townsville, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marinduque Airport (MRQ), Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines and Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,821 miles (or 4,540 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 Marinduque Airport and Townsville 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 Marinduque Airport and Townsville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marinduque Airport (MRQ):

• Because of Marinduque Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Marinduque 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.
• Marinduque Airport (MRQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Marinduque Airport", another name for MRQ is "Paliparan ng Marinduque".
• Marinduque Airport handled 1,099 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Marinduque Airport (MRQ) is Tugdan Airport (TBH), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) SSE of MRQ.
• The furthest airport from Marinduque Airport (MRQ) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Marinduque Airport (meaning Marinduque Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.

Facts about Townsville Airport (TSV):

• On 15 November 2011, Air North announced plans to commence services between Townsville & Darwin.
• The project included a new common user departures and arrivals lounge, new modern check-in facilities for Qantas and QantasLink, a new Qantas Club adjacent to the new departures lounge, new retail stores and airside retail space, a new mezzanine level with departure lounges, and three aerobridges for aircraft up to the size of Boeing 767 aircraft.
• In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
• On 13 December 2003, an "Open Day" was held for Townsville residents to view the new look airport.
• With the new demand for international services, Townsville became the first regional Australian airport to offer direct long-distance international flights.
• Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.
• Because of Townsville Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Townsville 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.
• The furthest airport from Townsville Airport (TSV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• In the mid-1990s domestic flights started to decrease, with some services being cut back by Qantas and Ansett.
• Townsville Airport was the first Australian regional city airport to be granted international airport status commencing in 1980.
• Townsville Airport handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.