Nonstop flight route between Airlie Beach, Australia and Milan, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E)
Arrival Airport:
(45°26'57"N by 9°16'41"E)
Distance from WSY to LIN:
9,558.89 miles (15,383.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia and Milan Linate Airport (LIN), Milan, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,559 miles (or 15,383 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 Whitsunday Airport and Milan Linate 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 Whitsunday Airport and Milan Linate Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSY / YWHI |
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| Location: | Airlie Beach, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Jeffrey Ruddell |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WSY |
| More Information: | WSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIN / LIML |
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| Location: | Milan, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°26'57"N by 9°16'41"E |
| Area Served: | Milan, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | SEA – Aeroporti di Milano |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIN |
| More Information: | LIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- The closest airport to Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of WSY.
- Because of Whitsunday Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday 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.
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Airport", another name for WSY is "Shute Harbour Airport".
- Whitsunday Airport (WSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,982 miles (19,283 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Milan Linate Airport (LIN):
- Its name comes from the small village where it is located in the town of Peschiera Borromeo.
- Milan Linate Airport (LIN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of LIN.
- Milan Linate Airport handled 9,229,890 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Milan Linate Airport", another name for LIN is "Aeroporto di Milano-Linate".
- The furthest airport from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Milan Linate Airport (meaning Milan Linate Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport was built next to Idroscalo of Milan in the 1930s when Taliedo Airport from the southern border of Milan, and one of the world's first aerodromes and airports, became too small for commercial traffic.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.91 miles (22.39 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 20.04 miles (32.25 km) SW | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 39.33 miles (63.30 km) WNW | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 67.65 miles (108.87 km) SSE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 130.58 miles (210.15 km) SSW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 147.47 miles (237.32 km) WNW | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 161.78 miles (260.36 km) W | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 164.00 miles (263.94 km) S | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 174.61 miles (281.00 km) S | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 187.30 miles (301.43 km) SSW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 229.86 miles (369.92 km) S | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 230.35 miles (370.72 km) S | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 234.89 miles (378.02 km) NW | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 241.22 miles (388.20 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 271.25 miles (436.54 km) SSW | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,981.65 miles (19,282.55 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,966.90 miles (19,258.81 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,914.28 miles (19,174.13 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,856.20 miles (19,080.66 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,856.11 miles (19,080.51 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,841.03 miles (19,056.24 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,818.49 miles (19,019.98 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,806.68 miles (19,000.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,800.96 miles (18,991.76 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,519.53 miles (18,538.84 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,516.65 miles (18,534.20 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,453.63 miles (18,432.78 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,428.02 miles (18,391.57 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,427.71 miles (18,391.06 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,423.93 miles (18,385.00 km) WNW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.43 miles (40.92 km) NE | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 2 | 29.63 miles (47.68 km) WNW | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 3 | 42.20 miles (67.92 km) NNW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 42.93 miles (69.09 km) SSE | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 5 | 51.07 miles (82.19 km) E | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 6 | 65.84 miles (105.96 km) SE | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 7 | 74.76 miles (120.32 km) SSW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 8 | 78.15 miles (125.77 km) E | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 9 | 80.37 miles (129.34 km) NNE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 80.94 miles (130.27 km) WSW | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 11 | 94.46 miles (152.02 km) WNW | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 12 | 102.12 miles (164.34 km) SW | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 13 | 107.97 miles (173.75 km) WNW | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 109.34 miles (175.97 km) E | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 15 | 112.27 miles (180.68 km) SSW | Albenga Airport (ALL) | Albenga, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,132.97 miles (19,526.07 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,692.45 miles (18,817.13 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,684.61 miles (18,804.51 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,682.64 miles (18,801.35 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,661.09 miles (18,766.66 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,657.66 miles (18,761.14 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,652.76 miles (18,753.26 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,630.80 miles (18,717.92 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,621.47 miles (18,702.89 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,619.57 miles (18,699.84 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,618.39 miles (18,697.94 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,615.24 miles (18,692.88 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,601.66 miles (18,671.01 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,599.98 miles (18,668.31 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,582.66 miles (18,640.44 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |