Nonstop flight route between Moree, New South Wales, Australia and Sitka, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moree Airport (MRZ), Moree, New South Wales, Australia and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), Sitka, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,379 miles (or 11,875 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 Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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 Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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):

• On the evening of 30 March 2011, a privately operated Piper PA-32R struck trees and crashed approximately 550 m short of the threshold on approach to runway 19.
• Moree Airport handled 28,243 passengers last year.
• Unlike other towns in New South Wales, Moree Airport is built on the highest piece of land and is not subject to any flooding including the roads leading into it.
• Moree airport has two operational runways.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Moree Airport (MRZ) is Goondiwindi Airport (GOO), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) NNE of MRZ.
• Moree Airport (MRZ) has 2 runways.
• 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.

Facts about Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT):

• The furthest airport from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,611 miles (17,077 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport resides at elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
• Safety hazards include boulders from the causeway washing onto the runway during storms, high winds because of its exposed location, and large flocks of birds that live very close to the airport.
• The closest airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of SIT.
• Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport is a state owned, public use airport located west of the central business district of Sitka, a city and borough in the U.S.
• Because of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 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.