Nonstop flight route between Tunica, Mississippi, United States and Launceston, Tasmania, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM), Tunica, Mississippi, United States and Launceston Airport (LST), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,330 miles (or 15,015 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 Tunica Municipal Airport and Launceston 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 Tunica Municipal Airport and Launceston Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM):

• In addition to being known as "Tunica Municipal Airport", another name for UTM is "UTA".
• Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Tunica completed a $40 million project to extend the runway to 8,500 feet, extend the taxiway and build a new hangar.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 59,795 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 64,238 enplanements in 2009, and 65,907 in 2010.
• Because of Tunica Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Tunica Municipal 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 Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of UTM.
• The furthest airport from Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,987 miles (17,682 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Development and improvement of the facility, located in the southern portion of the Memphis Metropolitan Area, has increased dramatically since the 1990s.

Facts about Launceston Airport (LST):

• The closest airport to Launceston Airport (LST) is George Town Aerodrome (GEE), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of LST.
• Launceston Airport (LST) has 3 runways.
• Launceston Airport terminal has recently undergone a A$20 million redevelopment, the largest expansion in its history.
• On 29 May 2003, Qantas Flight 1737 – en route from Melbourne Airport – was hijacked shortly after takeoff.
• Because of Launceston Airport's relatively low elevation of 562 feet, planes can take off or land at Launceston 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 Launceston Airport (LST) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Launceston Airport (meaning Launceston Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• As part of the expansion, two new gate lounges were installed, with the capability for two more gate lounges when required in future.