Nonstop flight route between Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stephenville Airport (YJT), Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Dirranbandi Airport (DRN), Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,458 miles (or 16,831 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 Stephenville Airport and Dirranbandi 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 Stephenville Airport and Dirranbandi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YJT / CYJT |
Airport Name: | Stephenville Airport |
Location: | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'29"N by 58°32'59"W |
Area Served: | Stephenville, Corner Brook, Port Aux Basques |
Operator/Owner: | Stephenville Airport Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YJT |
More Information: | YJT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRN / YDBI |
Airport Name: | Dirranbandi Airport |
Location: | Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°35'30"S by 148°13'0"E |
Area Served: | Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Balonne Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 567 feet (173 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRN |
More Information: | DRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Stephenville Airport (YJT):
- Stephenville Airport (YJT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Stephenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Stephenville 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.
- On September 11, 2001, eight civilian airliners made unscheduled landings at the Stephenville Airport following the closure of North American airspace in the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC.
- The furthest airport from Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Stephenville Airport was one of a five sites along eastern North America designated as an alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiter during its launches and landings.
- The Stephenville Airport was the major passenger airport for all of western Newfoundland until the early 1990s when provincial government decided to more traffic to the Deer Lake Regional Airport.
- In 1941 the United States obtained rights to construct a United States Army Air Forces base in the St.
- The Newfoundland and Labrador government's new plan, called Taking Flight, hopes to enhance air travel in the province by working closely with airports and airlines.
- The closest airport to Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NE of YJT.
- The airport serves not only the town of Stephenville, but the city of Corner Brook to the north, and as far south as Port aux Basques, making the total catchment 90,000 people.
Facts about Dirranbandi Airport (DRN):
- The closest airport to Dirranbandi Airport (DRN) is Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) SSW of DRN.
- The furthest airport from Dirranbandi Airport (DRN) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Because of Dirranbandi Airport's relatively low elevation of 567 feet, planes can take off or land at Dirranbandi 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.
- Dirranbandi Airport (DRN) currently has only 1 runway.