Nonstop flight route between Moree, New South Wales, Australia and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moree Airport (MRZ), Moree, New South Wales, Australia and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,580 miles (or 13,808 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 Moree Airport and William P. Hobby 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 Moree Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moree Airport (MRZ):

• Before 30 March 2013, Moree had been served by up to 20 weekly QantasLink flights to Sydney, using Bombardier Dash 8 turboprop airliners.
• Fixed-base operator Austrek Aviation provide ground handling and refuelling services in support of general aviation and agricultural operations.
• Because of Moree Airport's relatively low elevation of 701 feet, planes can take off or land at Moree 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.
• Moree Airport (MRZ) has 2 runways.
• Moree Airport handled 28,243 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Moree Airport (MRZ) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,846 miles (19,064 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Moree Airport (MRZ) is Goondiwindi Airport (GOO), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NNE of MRZ.

Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):

• George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
• The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, stops at Curbzone 13.
• Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
• Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre pasture known as W.T.
• The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC.
• The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
• The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 26 weekday departures on Eastern, 20 Braniff, nine Continental, nine Delta, nine Trans-Texas, four National, two Pan American and one American.
• The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
• On April 9, 2012, Houston Director of Aviation Mario Diaz announced support of international flights from Hobby after multiple studies of the economic impact on the entire city of Houston.
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".