Nonstop flight route between Maitland, New South Wales, Australia and Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maitland Airport (MTL), Maitland, New South Wales, Australia and Gbangbatok Airport (GBK), Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,430 miles (or 16,786 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 Gbangbatok 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 Maitland Airport and Gbangbatok Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTL / YMND | 
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| Location: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°42'11"S by 151°29'17"E | 
| Area Served: | Maitland, Lower Hunter Valley | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MTL | 
| More Information: | MTL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBK / GFGK | 
| Airport Name: | Gbangbatok Airport | 
| Location: | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'45"N by 12°22'40"W | 
| Area Served: | Gbangbatok | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GBK | 
| More Information: | GBK Maps & Info | 
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.
 - During the 1980s, a local company called Club Air linked the airport with Sydney using two 14 seat Australian built GAF Nomad aircraft.
 - Action Aerobatics are based at the airport and offer advanced aerobatic flight training, as well as aerobatic joy flights.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Maitland Airport", another name for MTL is "Russell Field".
 - 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.
 - Maitland Airport (MTL) has 3 runways.
 
Facts about Gbangbatok Airport (GBK):
- Because of Gbangbatok Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Gbangbatok 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 Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Gbangbatok Airport (meaning Gbangbatok Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
 - Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) is Sherbro International Airport (BTE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of GBK.
 
