Nonstop flight route between Split, Croatia and Emerald, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Split Airport (SPU), Split, Croatia and Emerald Airport (EMD), Emerald, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,395 miles (or 15,119 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 Split Airport and Emerald 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 Split Airport and Emerald Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Split Airport (SPU):

• Airplane spotting is a popular activity at Split Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Split Airport", another name for SPU is "Zračna luka Split".
• Because of Split Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Split 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.
• Expansion of Split Airport is happening in 3 phases.
• Split Airport (SPU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Split first commercial route was opened in 1931 by the Yugoslav airline Aeroput which linked Zagreb with Belgrade trough Rijeka, Split and Sarajevo, and maintained this route until the start of the Second World War.
• The furthest airport from Split Airport (SPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,800 miles (18,990 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Split Airport handled 1,581,734 passengers last year.
• In the last few years the summer peaks activity called for an expansion of the airport s capacity.
• The closest airport to Split Airport (SPU) is Bol Airport (BWK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of SPU.

Facts about Emerald Airport (EMD):

• Emerald Airport was ranked 37th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
• Emerald Airport (EMD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Emerald Airport (EMD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• The closest airport to Emerald Airport (EMD) is Blackwater Airport (BLT), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of EMD.
• During this refurbishment, a new flight information system was created which is now displayed throughout the airport and online.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 624 ft above sea level.
• Because of Emerald Airport's relatively low elevation of 624 feet, planes can take off or land at Emerald 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.