Nonstop flight route between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Fort Myers, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Page Field (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,319 miles (or 14,997 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 Page Field, 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 Page Field. 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):

• In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
• Townsville Airport experienced a progressive increase in passenger numbers and aircraftmovements after World War II, with services operated by Qantas, Trans Australia Airlines, Australian National Airways and Ansett Australia to Brisbane, however it wasn't until the mid-1960s that airport growth really accelerated.
• 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 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.
• On 13 December 2003, an "Open Day" was held for Townsville residents to view the new look 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 airport is located 2 nautical miles west of the Townsville CBD.
• Townsville Airport handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.

Facts about Page Field (FMY):

• The furthest airport from Page Field (FMY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Page Field is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Fort Myers, in Lee County, Florida, United States.
• National Airlines started flights at Page Field in the 1930s.
• In August 2011, the Lee County Port Authority opened a new terminal complex on the west side of Page Field.
• In addition to being known as "Page Field", another name for FMY is "Page Field General Aviation Airport".
• The closest airport to Page Field (FMY) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of FMY.
• Page Field (FMY) has 2 runways.
• Because of Page Field's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Page Field 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.