Nonstop flight route between La Verne, California, United States and Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brackett Field (POC), La Verne, California, United States and Elcho Island Airport (ELC), Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,629 miles (or 12,277 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 Brackett Field and Elcho Island 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 Brackett Field and Elcho Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POC / KPOC |
Airport Name: | Brackett Field |
Location: | La Verne, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°5'29"N by 117°46'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1011 feet (308 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from POC |
More Information: | POC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELC / YELD |
Airport Name: | Elcho Island Airport |
Location: | Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°1'11"S by 135°34'11"E |
Operator/Owner: | Marthakal Yolngu Airline |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELC |
More Information: | ELC Maps & Info |
Facts about Brackett Field (POC):
- The closest airport to Brackett Field (POC) is Cable Airport (CCB), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of POC.
- Since the 1960s, Brackett has been the home base of Civil Air Patrol Squadron 64.
- The furthest airport from Brackett Field (POC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,462 miles (18,447 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Brackett Field (POC) has 2 runways.
- Brackett originally had only one runway, which was paved and had paved taxiways, one on each side.
Facts about Elcho Island Airport (ELC):
- The closest airport to Elcho Island Airport (ELC) is Lake Evella Airport (LEL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSE of ELC.
- Because of Elcho Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Elcho 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.
- Elcho Island Airport (ELC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Elcho Island Airport (ELC) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,701 miles (18,831 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.