Nonstop flight route between Provo, Utah, United States and Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), Provo, Utah, United States and Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG), Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,006 miles (or 12,884 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 Provo Municipal Airport and Lightning Ridge 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 Provo Municipal Airport and Lightning Ridge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVU / KPVU |
Airport Name: | Provo Municipal Airport |
Location: | Provo, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°13'9"N by 111°43'24"W |
Area Served: | Provo, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | City of Provo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4497 feet (1,371 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVU |
More Information: | PVU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHG / YLRD |
Airport Name: | Lightning Ridge Airport |
Location: | Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°27'24"S by 147°59'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Walgett Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 540 feet (165 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LHG |
More Information: | LHG Maps & Info |
Facts about Provo Municipal Airport (PVU):
- The furthest airport from Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,692 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) has 2 runways.
- The airport's Air Traffic Control Tower opened in 2005.
- Service to Denver ended in January 2013.Allegiant Air began flights to Phoenix/Mesa in February 2013.
- The closest airport to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of PVU.
- In anticipation of commercial passenger service, a new terminal area was built in early 2011 to house Transportation Security Administration equipment for passenger screening.
- Because of Provo Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,497 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PVU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PVU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG):
- The closest airport to Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Collarenebri Airport (CRB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of LHG.
- Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) has 2 runways.
- Because of Lightning Ridge Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Lightning Ridge 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 Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,784 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.