Nonstop flight route between Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States and Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR), Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States and Kempsey Airport (KPS), Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,507 miles (or 13,690 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 Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport and Kempsey 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 Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport and Kempsey Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLR / KSLR |
Airport Name: | Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport |
Location: | Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°9'34"N by 95°37'15"W |
Area Served: | Sulphur Springs, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Sulphur Springs |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 489 feet (149 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLR |
More Information: | SLR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KPS / YKMP |
Airport Name: | Kempsey Airport |
Location: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°4'27"S by 152°46'10"E |
Operator/Owner: | Kempsey Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KPS |
More Information: | KPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR):
- Because of Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Sulphur Springs Municipal 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.
- Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR) is Majors Airport (GVT), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) WSW of SLR.
- The furthest airport from Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,846 miles (17,455 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- It was named Texas Airport of the Year for 2003 by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Facts about Kempsey Airport (KPS):
- The closest airport to Kempsey Airport (KPS) is Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of KPS.
- The furthest airport from Kempsey Airport (KPS) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Kempsey Airport (meaning Kempsey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,013 miles (19,332 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Kempsey Airport (KPS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Kempsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Kempsey 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.