Nonstop flight route between La Verne, California, United States and Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brackett Field (POC), La Verne, California, United States and Lizard Island Airport (LZR), Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,163 miles (or 11,528 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 Lizard 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 Lizard Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brackett Field (POC):

• Brackett originally had only one runway, which was paved and had paved taxiways, one on each side.
• Brackett Field, named after Frank Parkhurst Brackett, one of the original professors at Pomona College who started working at the college in the late 1800s, has a long, celebrated history.
• The closest airport to Brackett Field (POC) is Cable Airport (CCB), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of POC.
• Brackett Field (POC) has 2 runways.
• Actor Kent McCord worked for a Fixed Base Operator on the north side of Brackett in the late 1950s.
• 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.

Facts about Lizard Island Airport (LZR):

• The furthest airport from Lizard Island Airport (LZR) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
• Because of Lizard Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Lizard 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.
• The closest airport to Lizard Island Airport (LZR) is Cooktown Airport (CTN), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) SSW of LZR.
• Lizard Island Airport (LZR) currently has only 1 runway.