Nonstop flight route between Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Yangambi Airport (YAN), Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Newcastle Airport (NTL), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,374 miles (or 13,476 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 Yangambi Airport and Newcastle 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 Yangambi Airport and Newcastle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Yangambi Airport (YAN):

• The closest airport to Yangambi Airport (YAN) is Bangoka International Airport (FKI), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of YAN.
• In addition to being known as "Yangambi Airport", another name for YAN is "Yangambi Airport".
• The furthest airport from Yangambi Airport (YAN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Yangambi Airport (meaning Yangambi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.

Facts about Newcastle Airport (NTL):

• In addition to being known as "Newcastle Airport", other names for NTL include "RAAF Base Williamtown" and "Williamtown Airport".
• Newcastle Airport (NTL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is jointly owned by Newcastle City Council and Port Stephens Council, and managed by Newcastle Airport Limited.
• Scheduled services to the airport commenced in February 1948, with Trans Australia Airlines using DC-3 aircraft to service a Sydney–Newcastle–Brisbane route.
• The terminal building is serviced by a taxi rank and shuttle bus services.
• Flight JQ371, the inaugural flight of Jetstar Airways departed Newcastle for Melbourne on 24 May 2004.
• The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NTL) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Newcastle Airport (meaning Newcastle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,102 miles (19,476 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NTL) is Maitland Airport (MTL), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WNW of NTL.
• Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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.
• Newcastle Airport handled 1,211,302 passengers last year.