Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Canberra, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,946 miles (or 12,788 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 Massawa International Airport and Canberra 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 Massawa International Airport and Canberra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Massawa International Airport (MSW):

• The Eritrea Investment Centre has proposed a new $60 million development project at the airport.
• The closest airport to Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Asmara International Airport (ASM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SW of MSW.
• In the colonial period, a 1970 km line was established between Massawa-Djibouti-Berbera-Galadi-Mogadishu.
• Massawa International Airport is an airport in Massawa, a major city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea.
• Massawa International Airport (MSW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Massawa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Massawa International 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 Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Massawa International Airport (meaning Massawa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,984 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
• The Massawa International Airport is a large establishment.

Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):

• In the years since the sale of the lease to Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd, a series of upgrades have taken place at the Airport including major terminal upgrades.
• In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".
• Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
• Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
• Several new hangars and buildings have been erected in both Fairbairn and near the terminal.
• The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.
• The project was given the go ahead by Canberra International Airport executive chairman Terry Snow, to start late 2009.
• Proposals have been made to the NSW Planning Minister by various developers to approve housing estates that are under the southern flight paths in New South Wales.