Nonstop flight route between Norfolk Island, Australia and Salisbury, Maryland, United States:
Departure Airport:
(29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°20'24"N by 75°30'33"W)
Distance from NLK to SBY:
8,803.96 miles (14,168.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia and Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY), Salisbury, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,804 miles (or 14,169 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 Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional 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 Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLK / YNSF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Norfolk Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E |
| Area Served: | Norfolk Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Administration of Norfolk Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLK |
| More Information: | NLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBY / KSBY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salisbury, Maryland, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°20'24"N by 75°30'33"W |
| Area Served: | Salisbury, Maryland & Region |
| Operator/Owner: | Wicomico County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBY |
| More Information: | SBY Maps & Info |
Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):
- Located 852 km southeast of Norfolk is Kaitaia Airport the most northerly airfield in New Zealand, 754 km north is Nouméa Airport in New Caledonia, and 900 km west is Lord Howe Island Airport which is 600 km to the Australian mainland.
- 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.
- 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.
- Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
- Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
- 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.
- Initially used for bomber patrols and for a transport service to Bougainville Island, the airfield was never used as a major base and became a stopover for aircraft travelling between Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
Facts about Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY):
- The furthest airport from Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,772 miles (18,944 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Salisbury was once used as a naval training base during World War II up until 1945.
- Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) has 2 runways.
- The airport is the operational headquarters for US Airways Express carrier Piedmont Airlines.
- The closest airport to Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) is Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of SBY.
- Because of Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional 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 "Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport", another name for SBY is "Salisbury Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 477.53 miles (768.50 km) NNW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia |     |
| 2 | 497.16 miles (800.10 km) NNW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 520.84 miles (838.20 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 522.46 miles (840.81 km) N | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 553.66 miles (891.02 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 555.85 miles (894.55 km) WSW | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 560.25 miles (901.63 km) SE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 585.03 miles (941.51 km) NNW | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 589.25 miles (948.30 km) SE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 596.75 miles (960.38 km) SE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 618.34 miles (995.12 km) N | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 630.87 miles (1,015.28 km) NNW | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 13 | 662.48 miles (1,066.16 km) SE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 673.80 miles (1,084.38 km) NNE | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 678.16 miles (1,091.39 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,368.52 miles (19,905.16 km) NW | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 2 | 12,343.29 miles (19,864.55 km) E | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,320.29 miles (19,827.53 km) ENE | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,288.33 miles (19,776.11 km) NNE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 5 | 12,254.78 miles (19,722.11 km) WNW | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 6 | 12,220.82 miles (19,667.45 km) ENE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 12,220.78 miles (19,667.39 km) NW | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 8 | 12,174.73 miles (19,593.28 km) E | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 9 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) ENE | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,138.45 miles (19,534.90 km) NW | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 11 | 12,116.33 miles (19,499.29 km) ENE | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 12,102.83 miles (19,477.56 km) WNW | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 13 | 12,101.82 miles (19,475.94 km) WNW | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 14 | 12,091.02 miles (19,458.56 km) E | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,060.22 miles (19,408.99 km) NE | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.00 miles (33.79 km) E | Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | |
| 2 | 25.38 miles (40.85 km) NNE | Sussex County Airport (GED) | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | |
| 3 | 27.72 miles (44.62 km) S | Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 31.37 miles (50.49 km) WNW | Cambridge–Dorchester Airport (CGE) | Cambridge, Maryland, United States | |
| 5 | 44.07 miles (70.92 km) NW | Easton Airport (ESN) | Easton, Maryland, United States | |
| 6 | 49.05 miles (78.94 km) W | Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) | Patuxent River, Maryland, United States | |
| 7 | 49.82 miles (80.18 km) SSW | Accomack County Airport (MFV) | Melfa, Virginia, United States | |
| 8 | 54.52 miles (87.74 km) N | Dover Air Force Base (DOV) | Dover, Delaware, United States | |
| 9 | 56.43 miles (90.81 km) W | St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW) | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | |
| 10 | 56.43 miles (90.82 km) NE | Cape May Airport (WWD) | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | |
| 11 | 70.71 miles (113.80 km) NW | Lee Airport (ANP) | Annapolis, Maryland, United States | |
| 12 | 74.81 miles (120.39 km) NNE | Millville Municipal Airport (MIV) | Millville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 13 | 80.22 miles (129.10 km) WNW | Andrews Field (ADW) | Camp Springs, Maryland, United States | |
| 14 | 83.70 miles (134.71 km) NW | Martin State Airport (MTN) | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| 15 | 84.81 miles (136.49 km) NW | Tipton Airport (FME) | Odenton, Maryland, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,771.56 miles (18,944.45 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,748.18 miles (18,906.82 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,730.34 miles (18,878.11 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,723.45 miles (18,867.02 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,675.54 miles (18,789.92 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,663.53 miles (18,770.58 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,662.88 miles (18,769.54 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,652.95 miles (18,753.56 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,635.28 miles (18,725.12 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,618.27 miles (18,697.74 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,554.38 miles (18,594.92 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,523.18 miles (18,544.72 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,509.80 miles (18,523.18 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,505.92 miles (18,516.94 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,427.00 miles (18,389.93 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |