Nonstop flight route between Missoula, Montana, United States and Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Missoula International Airport (MSO), Missoula, Montana, United States and Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,389 miles (or 13,501 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 Missoula International Airport and Mount Hotham 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 Missoula International Airport and Mount Hotham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSO / KMSO |
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Location: | Missoula, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'59"N by 114°5'26"W |
Area Served: | Missoula, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Missoula County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3206 feet (977 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSO |
More Information: | MSO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHU / YHOT |
Airport Name: | Mount Hotham Airport |
Location: | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°2'50"S by 147°20'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | MHSC Transportation Services Pty Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 4260 feet (1,298 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MHU |
More Information: | MHU Maps & Info |
Facts about Missoula International Airport (MSO):
- Several expansion projects are planned or underway, including the construction of 150-foot control tower.
- In addition to being known as "Missoula International Airport", another name for MSO is "Johnson-Bell Field".
- The furthest airport from Missoula International Airport (MSO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,601 miles (17,061 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airport is building a new 150-foot tall control tower, replacing one that opened in 1961.
- Missoula International Airport (MSO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Missoula International Airport (MSO) is Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) N of MSO.
- Missoula International Airport handled 594,057 passengers last year.
Facts about Mount Hotham Airport (MHU):
- On 8 July 2005, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain charter plane crashed into terrain while attempting to make a landing at the airport, killing the pilot and two passengers.
- The closest airport to Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) is Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MHU.
- With massive Qantas cutbacks announced early 2014, Qantaslink will no longer serve Mt Hotham airport, meaning no more scheduled services.
- Because of Mount Hotham Airport's high elevation of 4,260 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MHU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MHU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Mount Hotham Airport (meaning Mount Hotham Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) currently has only 1 runway.