Nonstop flight route between Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia and Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ), Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,506 miles (or 13,689 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 Sandy Lake 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 Sandy Lake 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):

• Qantas maintains a Qantas Club lounge in the airport terminal, with access for Qantas Club and affiliate members.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
• The Department of Defence was looking for military airfield sites in northern Australia at the time, and almost immediately Townsville Airport was planned for expansion as a Royal Australian Air Force base for three fighter squadrons.
• In October 2002, redevelopment started on the domestic terminal.
• Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• With the new demand for international services, Townsville became the first regional Australian airport to offer direct long-distance international flights.
• 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.
• During the 1990s a new crisis was looming for Townsville International Airport.
• The airport was expanded again in 1987 when a redevelopment of the international terminal opened to cater for domestic traffic.

Facts about Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ):

• Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,516 miles (16,924 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Sandy Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandy Lake 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 Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) is Keewaywin Airport (KEW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ESE of ZSJ.