Nonstop flight route between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Beaumont, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT), Beaumont, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,579 miles (or 13,806 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 Townsville Airport and Beaumont Municipal 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 Townsville Airport and Beaumont Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Townsville Airport (TSV):

• The PNG PM wants a Townsville to Port Moresby route re-established by the end of 2013.
• Townsville International Airport is a common-use civilian and defence facility, sharing access with RAAF Base Townsville.
• Because of Townsville Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Townsville 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 Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.
• The airport is the Northern Australian focus city for Virgin Australia, and has developed an aerospace precinct attracting major civil and military maintenance activities.
• In April 1980, Sir Rupert Murdoch and Sir Peter Abeles, the new owners of Ansett, were petitioning the Federal Government for international flights to begin in some regional centres of Australia.
• The furthest airport from Townsville Airport (TSV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
• Qantas maintains a Qantas Club lounge in the airport terminal, with access for Qantas Club and affiliate members.
• Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.
• In August 2002, Qantas ceased the services to Singapore, which had been at times circuitously routed via southern airports such as Brisbane, due to lack of demand.
• Townsville Airport handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.

Facts about Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT):

• The closest airport to Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) is Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BMT.
• The furthest airport from Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,013 miles (17,724 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) has 2 runways.
• "We took off from the Beaumont Airport, hair care, and tire center", indicating that the airport is very small and similar to a Supercenter or a strip mall.
• Because of Beaumont Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Beaumont 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.