Nonstop flight route between Morrisville, Vermont, United States and Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL), Morrisville, Vermont, United States and Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,023 miles (or 16,130 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 Morrisville–Stowe State Airport and Bankstown 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 Morrisville–Stowe State Airport and Bankstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL):

• Morrisville–Stowe State Airport is a public airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Morrisville, a village in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States.
• The furthest airport from Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,597 miles (18,663 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL) is Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) S of MVL.
• Morrisville–Stowe State Airport covers an area of 112 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 3,701 x 75 ft.
• Because of Morrisville–Stowe State Airport's relatively low elevation of 732 feet, planes can take off or land at Morrisville–Stowe State 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.
• Morrisville–Stowe State Airport (MVL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):

• Bankstown Airport was originally planned in 1929.
• De Havilland Australia has been affiliated with the airport opening a factory at the airfield in 1942, occupying the area to the south of the runway.
• On 15 September 1982, a Douglas C-47, stored in the open, was damaged when the pilot of a light aircraft committed suicide by deliberately crashing it nearby.
• The furthest airport from Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Bankstown Airport (meaning Bankstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
• Because of Bankstown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Bankstown 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.
• Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
• The airport has three runways.
• The airport and the neighbouring Georges River Golf Course together form a suburb which is usually referred to as Bankstown Airport, although the official name is Bankstown Aerodrome.