Nonstop flight route between Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia and San Salvador, El Salvador:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL), San Salvador, El Salvador would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,313 miles (or 13,379 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 Gold Coast Airport and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero 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 Gold Coast Airport and Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero 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 Gold Coast Airport (OOL):

• The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• On 1 January 1988 the airport ownership was transferred from the government to the Federal Airports Corporation.
• For the 2010–11 financial year, Gold Coast Airport was the sixth busiest airport in Australia in terms of passengers and eighth in aircraftmovements.
• Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
• Gold Coast Airport appointed ADCO Constructions as the principal design and construct contractor for a $100 million redevelopment of the airport's main terminal.
• The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
• On 13 August 2012 Qantas announced that it will return to Gold Coast, flying from Sydney three times daily using a Boeing 737-800.
• By 2009 Jetstar began flying at least twice daily to the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka.
• Until 1999 the airport was known as Coolangatta Airport.
• On 12 June 2012 Scoot Commenced services to Singapore.
• Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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 1990 the airport welcomed its first international charter service from New Zealand, and by 1999 Air New Zealand low-cost subsidiary Freedom Air started scheduled no-frills service from Hamilton, New Zealand with Boeing 737s.

Facts about Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL):

• In addition to being known as "Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport", another name for SAL is "Comalapa International Airport".
• On 16 January 2014, El Salvador President Mauricio Funes announces in San Salvador 's Presidential House the renaming of El Salvador International Airport to Mons.
• The Legislature of El Salvador approved on 19 March 2014 without the vote of ARENA and PDC, the renaming of the International Airport of El Salvador to Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport.
• Because of Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero 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.
• The platform of the Cargo Terminal Building has three positions for cargo aircraft parking.
• The furthest airport from Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (meaning Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In late 2012, CEPA has been able to begin their rehabilitation, modernization and optimization project in the airport.
• Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) NE of SAL.
• Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport serves as the Main hub for TACA Airlines, now Avianca Airlines and Salvadoran airline, Veca Airlines which will begin their operations in June 2014.