Nonstop flight route between Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Forrest, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and Forrest Airport (FOS), Forrest, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,067 miles (or 14,591 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 Salt Lake City International Airport and Forrest 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 Salt Lake City International Airport and Forrest Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):

• The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
• Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
• For several years the new field was used mainly for training and aerobatic flights.
• In 1925 the postal service began awarding contracts to private companies.
• Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
• Salt Lake City International Airport is a civil-military airport about 4 miles west of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
• Recently the airport has upgraded its access roads and parking facilities in preparation for a new terminal.
• Despite being the twenty-eighth busiest airport in the world in terms of aircraft operations, the airport still maintains a large general aviation presence.
• Wingpointe, an 18 hole golf course, is located on the south end of the airport.
• The airport is owned by Salt Lake City Corporation and is administered by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports.
• The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Forrest Airport (FOS):

• Forrest Airport (FOS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Forrest Airport (FOS) is Ceduna Airport (CED), which is located 341 miles (550 kilometers) ESE of FOS.
• Because of Forrest Airport's relatively low elevation of 511 feet, planes can take off or land at Forrest 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 Forrest Airport (FOS) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is located 11,677 miles (18,792 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.