Nonstop flight route between Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Taipa, Macau:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newcastle Airport (NCL), Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Macau International Airport (MFM), Taipa, Macau would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,892 miles (or 9,482 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 Newcastle Airport and Macau International 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 Newcastle Airport and Macau International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Newcastle Airport (NCL):

• The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The Airport was opened on 26 July 1935 as Woolsington Aerodrome by the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister.
• The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSE of NCL.
• When Gill Airways existed, its head office was in the New Aviation House, on the airport property.
• Rapid expansion in passenger traffic has led to increasing commercial utilisation of the south-side of the airport, which was previously used for general aviation, and is now used for freight, mail and corporate flights.
• Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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 2006 a record 5.4 million passengers used the Airport, according to Civil Aviation Authority figures.
• Airport station on the Tyne and Wear Metro is directly connected to the terminal through an indoor walkway.
• Newcastle Airport handled 4,420,839 passengers last year.
• The airport mainly serves the City of Newcastle, the greater Tyneside area, Northumberland and Wearside.
• Newcastle Airport (NCL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Macau International Airport (MFM):

• The closest airport to Macau International Airport (MFM) is Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SW of MFM.
• Macau International Airport (MFM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Despite its small physical size, the airport is capable of handling Boeing 747s and Antonov 124s, which forms a vital freight link between local manufacturers and overseas markets.
• In addition to being known as "Macau International Airport", other names for MFM include "Aeroporto Internacional de Macau", "澳門國際機場" and "Oumùhn Gwokjai Gēichèuhng".
• Navigational and radio aids are located at either end of the runway.
• Because of Macau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Macau 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.
• Towards Macau Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai and Coloane
• The furthest airport from Macau International Airport (MFM) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Macau International Airport (meaning Macau International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.