Nonstop flight route between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Rostov-on-Don, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV), Rostov-on-Don, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,973 miles (or 12,832 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 Rostov-on-Don 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 Rostov-on-Don 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 closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.
• 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".
• In 2008 another upgrade project was completed, with an improvement of the check-in desks of the current airlines and an extra two desks built for Virgin Australia.
• The PNG PM wants a Townsville to Port Moresby route re-established by the end of 2013.
• 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.
• 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 handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.
• With the new demand for international services, Townsville became the first regional Australian airport to offer direct long-distance international flights.
• The airport was expanded again in 1987 when a redevelopment of the international terminal opened to cater for domestic traffic.
• During 1942, the defence establishment in the Townsville region increased enormously, and five other military airfields were built in the immediate vicinity of Townsville.
• The airport is the Northern Australian focus city for Virgin Australia, and has developed an aerospace precinct attracting major civil and military maintenance activities.

Facts about Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV):

• Because of Rostov-on-Don Airport's relatively low elevation of 259 feet, planes can take off or land at Rostov-on-Don 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 Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,741 miles (17,286 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Since 2002, the runway is being reconstructed.
• Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) is Luhansk International Airport (VSG), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) NNW of ROV.
• Rostov-on-Don Airport handled 171,620 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Rostov-on-Don Airport", another name for ROV is "Аэропорт Ростов-на-Дону".