Nonstop flight route between Proserpine, Queensland, Australia and Nashville, Tennessee, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), Proserpine, Queensland, Australia and Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,957 miles (or 14,414 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport and Nashville 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport and Nashville 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP):

• Recently the Passenger Terminal underwent an upgrade.
• Because of Whitsunday Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday 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.
• Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of PPP.
• The first passenger service to Proserpine was on 3 November 1951.
• In January 2014, Whitsunday Regional Council announced it was to discuss with the Queensland state government the process for designating the airport precinct a PDA.
• The furthest airport from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,963 miles (19,253 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Coast Airport", another name for PPP is "Proserpine/Whitsunday Coast Airport".

Facts about Nashville International Airport (BNA):

• The airport had been enlarged by the military during World War II, but in 1958 the City Aviation Department, started planning to expand and modernize the airport.
• Even with Nashville no longer being a hub for a major airline, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, the number of passengers using the airport is expected to double within the next 20 years.
• Because of Nashville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at Nashville 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 furthest airport from Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,198 miles (18,021 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Smyrna Airport (MQY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SE of BNA.
• In 2002, Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services selected Nashville as the location for its Regional Airline Support Facility, which was built on the site of the demolished 1961 terminal building.
• Concourse D was constructed as a ground level commuter terminal for American Eagle with 15 ground level commuter aircraft parking spots and gate facilities.
• Nashville International Airport (BNA) has 4 runways.