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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Coleman Municipal Airport (COM), Coleman, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,282 miles (or 13,329 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 Coleman 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 Coleman 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 first airport was established in the 1920s in the Thuringowa Shire south of the Ross River, in what is now the suburb of Murray.
• The PNG PM wants a Townsville to Port Moresby route re-established by the end of 2013.
• 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.
• The airport was expanded again in 1987 when a redevelopment of the international terminal opened to cater for domestic traffic.
• Townsville Airport was the first Australian regional city airport to be granted international airport status commencing in 1980.
• 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.
• Townsville International Airport has an integrated terminal building, with the Southern concourse the international terminal, and the Northern concourse the domestic terminal.
• In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
• 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.
• The closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.
• On 13 December 2003, an "Open Day" was held for Townsville residents to view the new look airport.
• Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.

Facts about Coleman Municipal Airport (COM):

• Airline flights ended in 1957.
• Inactivated on 16 October 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
• The furthest airport from Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,081 miles (17,833 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Opened on 1 October 1941.
• Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) is Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) E of COM.