Nonstop flight route between Proserpine, Queensland, Australia and Mount Gambier, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), Proserpine, Queensland, Australia and Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), Mount Gambier, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,279 miles (or 2,059 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 relatively short distance between Whitsunday Coast Airport and Mount Gambier Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPP / YBPN |
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| Location: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°29'42"S by 148°33'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Whitsunday Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PPP |
| More Information: | PPP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGB / YMTG |
| Airport Name: | Mount Gambier Airport |
| Location: | Mount Gambier, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°44'44"S by 140°47'7"E |
| Area Served: | Limestone Coast including Mount Gambier |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 212 feet (65 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGB |
| More Information: | MGB Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of PPP.
- Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) has 2 runways.
- The first passenger service to Proserpine was on 3 November 1951.
- 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".
- Plans to build an airfield in Proserpine commenced in 1936, however construction was delayed due to a lack of funding.
- Recently the Passenger Terminal underwent an upgrade.
Facts about Mount Gambier Airport (MGB):
- The closest airport to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SE of MGB.
- Mount Gambier Airport handled 92,261 passengers last year.
- Because of Mount Gambier Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Gambier 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 school had its own ambulance, hospital, butcher, gymnasium and even cinema and at its peak was home to over 1000 personnel.
- Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,985 miles (19,288 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- It is located on the Riddoch Highway in Wandilo about 5 nautical miles north of Mount Gambier.
- Mount Gambier Airport was ranked 45th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
