Nonstop flight route between Roanoke, Virginia, United States and Cobar, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia, United States and Cobar Airport (CAZ), Cobar, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,824 miles (or 15,809 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 Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport and Cobar 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 Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport and Cobar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA):

• During the period of Piedmont’s dominance, several regional airlines established service to Roanoke only to later pull out.
• In addition to being known as "Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport", another name for ROA is "Woodrum Field".
• The closest airport to Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WSW of ROA.
• The expansion also resulted in the creation of a tunnel beneath Runway 06/24 along Virginia State Route 118.
• Roanoke Regional saw 685,000 passengers in 2007, with 71 percent on-time departures and 68 percent on-time arrivals.
• The furthest airport from Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,559 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Designed for future expansion to accommodate additional aircraft, there has been talk of a terminal expansion, though official plans have yet to be announced.
• Although Roanoke has never had international passenger service, in 2001, the Airport Commission was prepared to change the airport's name to Roanoke International Airport.
• Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) has 2 runways.

Facts about Cobar Airport (CAZ):

• Cobar Airport (CAZ) has 2 runways.
• Because of Cobar Airport's relatively low elevation of 724 feet, planes can take off or land at Cobar 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.
• Cobar Airport is an airport located 3 nautical miles southwest of Cobar, a town in New South Wales, Australia.
• The furthest airport from Cobar Airport (CAZ) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located 11,863 miles (19,092 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
• Canberra-based Brindabella Airlines announced a non-stop daily service between Sydney and Cobar, which commenced 24 September 2010.
• The closest airport to Cobar Airport (CAZ) is Bourke Airport (BRK), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) N of CAZ.