Nonstop flight route between Donnelly, Alberta, Canada and Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Donnelly Airport (YOE), Donnelly, Alberta, Canada and RAAF Learmonth (LEA), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,965 miles (or 14,428 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 Donnelly Airport and RAAF Learmonth, 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 Donnelly Airport and RAAF Learmonth. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Donnelly Airport (YOE):

• The closest airport to Donnelly Airport (YOE) is Peace River Airport (YPE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NNW of YOE.
• The furthest airport from Donnelly Airport (YOE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In addition to being known as "Donnelly Airport", another name for YOE is "CFM4".
• Donnelly Airport (YOE) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about RAAF Learmonth (LEA):

• The closest airport to RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NE of LEA.
• The furthest airport from RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is nearly antipodal to RAAF Learmonth (meaning RAAF Learmonth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,594 kilometers) away in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• RAAF Learmonth handled 90,861 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "RAAF Learmonth", another name for LEA is "Learmonth Airport".
• On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 made an emergency landing at RAAF Learmonth.
• RAAF Learmonth (LEA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of RAAF Learmonth's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at RAAF Learmonth 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 the mid-1960s, the Federal Government gave its support to plans by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Val Hancock, to redevelop Learmonth as a 'bare base', due to its proximity to Indonesia.