Nonstop flight route between Salmon, Idaho, United States and Mildura, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lemhi County Airport (SMN), Salmon, Idaho, United States and Mildura Airport (MQL), Mildura, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,477 miles (or 13,642 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 Lemhi County Airport and Mildura 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 Lemhi County Airport and Mildura Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMN / KSMN |
Airport Name: | Lemhi County Airport |
Location: | Salmon, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°7'26"N by 113°52'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Lemhi County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4043 feet (1,232 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SMN |
More Information: | SMN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQL / YMIA |
Airport Name: | Mildura Airport |
Location: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°13'45"S by 142°5'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mildura Airport Pty Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MQL |
More Information: | MQL Maps & Info |
Facts about Lemhi County Airport (SMN):
- The furthest airport from Lemhi County Airport (SMN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,686 miles (17,197 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Lemhi County Airport's high elevation of 4,043 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SMN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SMN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lemhi County Airport (SMN) is Challis Airport (CHL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSW of SMN.
- Lemhi County Airport (SMN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mildura Airport (MQL):
- Because of Mildura Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Mildura 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.
- Mildura Airport handled 207,422 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Mildura Airport (MQL) is Robinvale Airport (RBC), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) S of MQL.
- Mildura Airport (MQL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mildura Airport (MQL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,916 miles (19,178 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- During World War II it was taken over by the Royal Australian Air Force as RAAF Base Mildura.