Nonstop flight route between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Brisbane Airport (BNE), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,948 miles (or 17,618 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 Santiago de Compostela Airport and Brisbane 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 Santiago de Compostela Airport and Brisbane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ):

• The Christian pilgrimage route of the Way of St.
• The closest airport to Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of SCQ.
• In 1969 A new terminal was built at the airport.
• In 1981, a cargo terminal was built, giving the airport capacity to handle cargo flights.
• Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Santiago de Compostela Airport", another name for SCQ is "Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela".
• On 13 October 2011 a new passenger terminal opened at the airport, replacing the old 1969 terminal.
• Santiago de Compostela Airport handled 2,194,611 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is Hokitika Airport (HKK), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago de Compostela Airport (meaning Santiago de Compostela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hokitika Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Hokitika, New Zealand.
• Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011.

Facts about Brisbane Airport (BNE):

• The closest airport to Brisbane Airport (BNE) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of BNE.
• The furthest airport from Brisbane Airport (BNE) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• The Federal Government announced the construction of a new airport to be built immediately north of Eagle Farm.
• Brisbane Airport's domestic terminal is a two-storey curved building with three satellite arms extending beyond the building providing additional passenger lounge and gate facilities for airlines.
• Brisbane Airport (BNE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Brisbane Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Brisbane 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.
• In addition, BAC plans to make a significant investment in upgrading and improving facilities and services within the terminal, such as lounges and will assume control of the retail space of this part of the terminal.
• Brisbane Airport handled 2,139,106 passengers last year.
• Brisbane Airport is the main airport in Brisbane.