Nonstop flight route between Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and Boston, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ), Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,929 miles (or 15,979 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 Port Macquarie Airport and Boston Logan 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 Port Macquarie Airport and Boston Logan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PQQ / YPMQ |
Airport Name: | Port Macquarie Airport |
Location: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°26'8"S by 152°51'47"E |
Area Served: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales |
Operator/Owner: | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PQQ |
More Information: | PQQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOS / KBOS |
Airport Name: | Boston Logan International Airport |
Location: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'47"N by 71°0'23"W |
Area Served: | Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Operator/Owner: | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOS |
More Information: | BOS Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ):
- Port Macquarie Airport handled 218,897 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Port Macquarie Airport (meaning Port Macquarie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,038 miles (19,373 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Port Macquarie Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Macquarie 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.
- Competition by Virgin resulted in a significant drop in fare prices for the Port Macquarie - Sydney route, where Qantas previously operated a monopoly after Hazelton Airlines ceased services in 2001.
- The closest airport to Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) is Kempsey Airport (KPS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of PQQ.
Facts about Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.
- As of 2010, Logan is the 19th busiest airport in the United States with about 13.5 million boardings a year.
- Qatar Airways has announced that they will begin service to Boston once they begin receiving 787s in 2013.
- Boston's Hyatt Harborside Hotel, which sits only a few hundred yards from the runway threshold, was built primarily to prevent Massport from ever extending the length of 14/32 or using it for takeoffs or landings over the city.
- In April 2007 the FAA approved construction of a center field taxiway long-sought by Massport.
- Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan 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.
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is an international airport located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
- The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
- As of February 2011, Logan ranks 14th among major U.S.