Nonstop flight route between Magong, Taiwan and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Magong Airport (MZG), Magong, Taiwan and Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,537 miles (or 7,302 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 Magong Airport and Melbourne 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 Magong Airport and Melbourne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Magong Airport (MZG):

• The furthest airport from Magong Airport (MZG) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Magong Airport (meaning Magong Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,844 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• Magong Airport (MZG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Magong Airport (MZG) is Wang-an Airport (WOT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of MZG.
• In addition to being known as "Magong Airport", other names for MZG include "馬公航空站馬公機場" and "Mǎgōng HángkōngzhànMǎgōng Jīchǎng".

Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):

• In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
• The Melbourne–Sydney air route is the third most-travelled passenger air route in the world and the third busiest in the Asia Pacific region.
• Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Terminal 3 – opened with the airport as the Ansett Australia terminal, but is now owned by Melbourne Airport.
• Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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 closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
• The first major upgrades at the airport were carried out at the domestic terminals, with an expansion of the Ansett domestic terminal approved in 1989 and completed in 1991, adding a second pier added for use by smaller regional airlines.
• Melbourne Airport was originally called Tullamarine Airport, after the adjacent suburb of the same name.
• The international terminal contains works by noted Australian Indigenous artists including Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri and Gloria Petyarre.