Nonstop flight route between Norfolk Island, Australia and Adrian, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia and Lenawee County Airport (ADG), Adrian, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,407 miles (or 13,529 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Lenawee County 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 Norfolk Island Airport and Lenawee County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):

• These distances are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with long range tanks, while the direct distance without using Norfolk Island as a stepping stone, is usually beyond their capabilities.
• In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
• Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
• Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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 airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 371 ft above sea level.
• The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
• The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
• Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.

Facts about Lenawee County Airport (ADG):

• The furthest airport from Lenawee County Airport (ADG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,260 miles (18,121 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Lenawee County Airport (ADG) is Toledo Express Airport (TOL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SE of ADG.
• Lenawee County Airport (ADG) has 2 runways.
• Because of Lenawee County Airport's relatively low elevation of 798 feet, planes can take off or land at Lenawee County 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.