Nonstop flight route between Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ), Point Lay, Alaska, United States and Goulburn Airport (GUL), Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,602 miles (or 12,234 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Goulburn 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 Point Lay LRRS Airport and Goulburn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ):

• The closest airport to Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Wainwright Airport (AIN), which is located 94 miles (152 kilometers) NE of PIZ.
• Point Lay LRRS Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 3,519 by 80 feet.
• The furthest airport from Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,387 miles (16,716 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• The LRR site was inactivated in 1989 due to soil erosion & budget concerns.
• Because of Point Lay LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lay LRRS 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.
• Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Goulburn Airport (GUL):

• Goulburn Airport (GUL) has 2 runways.
• Adrenaline Skydive started by Bill Tuddenham, first operated in the Newcastle / Hunter area, it was a successful tandem and student operation that attracted thousands of adventurous people from the area.
• The furthest airport from Goulburn Airport (GUL) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Goulburn Airport (meaning Goulburn Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
• Goulburn Airport is a general aviation airport located 7 km south of Goulburn, New South Wales.
• 20 November 2010 - A 48 year old Goulburn man was killed on Saturday evening when his aircraft crashed just 250m after taking off from Goulburn airport.
• The closest airport to Goulburn Airport (GUL) is Canberra Airport (CBR), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SW of GUL.