Nonstop flight route between Springfield, Illinois, United States and Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI), Springfield, Illinois, United States and Geraldton Airport (GET), Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,857 miles (or 17,473 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 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport and Geraldton 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 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport and Geraldton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPI / KSPI |
Airport Name: | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport |
Location: | Springfield, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°50'39"N by 89°40'41"W |
Area Served: | Springfield, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Springfield Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 598 feet (182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPI |
More Information: | SPI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GET / YGEL |
Airport Name: | Geraldton Airport |
Location: | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°47'45"S by 114°42'26"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GET |
More Information: | GET Maps & Info |
Facts about Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI):
- Because of Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport's relatively low elevation of 598 feet, planes can take off or land at Abraham Lincoln Capital 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 closest airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) is Decatur Airport (DEC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of SPI.
- The airport has a Subway, a gift shop, an automated teller machine, TV and a lounge.
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is a civil-military public airport in Sangamon County, Illinois.
- The furthest airport from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,724 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) has 3 runways.
Facts about Geraldton Airport (GET):
- The closest airport to Geraldton Airport (GET) is Mullewa Airport (MXU), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of GET.
- Geraldton Airport has daily Regular Public Transport services, Geraldton – Perth – Geraldton, provided by both QantasLink and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines using Dash 8-400 and Fokker 50 aircraft respectively.
- Bristow Helicopters provide offshore support services to drill companies exploring offshore from Dongara.
- From 1941 to 1945, Geraldton was the site of No.
- The furthest airport from Geraldton Airport (GET) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Geraldton Airport (meaning Geraldton Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,614 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Geraldton Airport is the base for several general aviation flying training and charter operators, namely.
- Geraldton Airport (GET) has 3 runways.
- Geraldton Airport handled 104,051 passengers last year.
- Local charter operations from Geraldton Airport providing fly-in fly-out services include Shine Aviation to Golden Grove Mine, Mount Magnet and Jack Hills.
- Because of Geraldton Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Geraldton 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.