Nonstop flight route between Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Alicante, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newcastle Airport (NTL), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), Alicante, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,845 miles (or 17,454 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 Alicante-Elche 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 Alicante-Elche Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTL / YWLM |
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Location: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°47'42"S by 151°50'3"E |
Area Served: | Lower Hunter Region |
Operator/Owner: | Newcastle City Council Port Stephens Council |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTL |
More Information: | NTL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALC / LEAL |
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Location: | Alicante, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°16'55"N by 0°33'29"W |
Area Served: | Alicante - Elche Valencia Murcia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALC |
More Information: | ALC Maps & Info |
Facts about Newcastle Airport (NTL):
- Newcastle Airport handled 1,211,302 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Newcastle Airport", other names for NTL include "RAAF Base Williamtown" and "Williamtown Airport".
- Impulse Airlines, a regional airline and later one of Australia's first low cost airlines, established a base at the airport in the early 1990s, creating a maintenance facility.
- In 1997, BAE Systems was awarded the contract for assembly and ongoing system support for the Hawk 127 Lead in Fighters for the Royal Australian Air Force.
- Flight JQ371, the inaugural flight of Jetstar Airways departed Newcastle for Melbourne on 24 May 2004.
- The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NTL) is Maitland Airport (MTL), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WNW of NTL.
- Newcastle Airport (NTL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 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.
- $8.25 million was spent on upgrades to the terminal facilities completed in November 2005 to cope with future demand and security requirements.
- Scheduled services to the airport commenced in February 1948, with Trans Australia Airlines using DC-3 aircraft to service a Sydney–Newcastle–Brisbane route.
- In July 2012, developer GWH Group announced that it had lodged a development application with the Port Stephens Council to construct a $12 million hotel complex on airport land adjacent to the current long term car park.
- The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NTL) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Newcastle Airport (meaning Newcastle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,102 miles (19,476 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC):
- In addition to being known as "Alicante-Elche Airport", other names for ALC include "Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche" and "Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx".
- Historically, up until 2003, Iberia was the leading airline at the airport.
- Alicante airport is accessible by buses, taxis, and private cars on automobile road N-338.
- Because of Alicante-Elche Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Alicante-Elche 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 furthest airport from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Alicante-Elche Airport (meaning Alicante-Elche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSW of ALC.
- Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The terminal has an area of 333,500 m2, which is more than six times the size of terminals 1 and 2 together.