Nonstop flight route between Maitland, New South Wales, Australia and Eureka, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maitland Airport (MTL), Maitland, New South Wales, Australia and Murray Field (EKA), Eureka, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,387 miles (or 11,888 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 Maitland Airport and Murray Field, 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 Maitland Airport and Murray Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maitland Airport (MTL):

• The closest airport to Maitland Airport (MTL) is Cessnock Airport (CES), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SW of MTL.
• The furthest airport from Maitland Airport (MTL) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Maitland Airport (meaning Maitland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• In addition to being known as "Maitland Airport", another name for MTL is "Russell Field".
• Because of Maitland Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Maitland 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.
• Maitland Airport (MTL) has 3 runways.
• Maitland Airport, also known as Russell Field is a general aviation airport located in the suburb of Rutherford, approximately 5 km from Maitland in the Australian state of New South Wales.
• The main runway used for arrivals and departures is 05/23, with a paved surface 1,244 by 15 m.
• The airfield's primary user is the Royal Newcastle Aero Club who provide aircraft hire and general aviation flight training, in addition to the management and maintenance of the facilities.

Facts about Murray Field (EKA):

• Murray Field (EKA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Murray Field (EKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,232 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• It has a restaurant and a charter service, Northern Air, as well as a Civil Air Patrol office.
• Because of Murray Field's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Murray Field 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 Murray Field (EKA) is Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of EKA.