Nonstop flight route between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR), Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,612 miles (or 15,469 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 Walter J. Koladza 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 Walter J. Koladza 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):

• With the new demand for international services, Townsville became the first regional Australian airport to offer direct long-distance international flights.
• 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.
• Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• In October 2002, redevelopment started on the domestic terminal.
• Townsville International Airport has an integrated terminal building, with the Southern concourse the international terminal, and the Northern concourse the domestic terminal.
• 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 was the first Australian regional city airport to be granted international airport status commencing in 1980.
• The future development of the airport is governed by a 30-year master plan.
• The closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of 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.
• Townsville Airport handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.
• 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.

Facts about Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR):

• Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR) is Columbia County Airport (HCC), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of GBR.
• Because of Walter J. Koladza Airport's relatively low elevation of 739 feet, planes can take off or land at Walter J. Koladza 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 furthest airport from Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,703 miles (18,835 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.