Nonstop flight route between Zagreb, Croatia and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zagreb International Airport (ZAG), Zagreb, Croatia and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,832 miles (or 15,823 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 Zagreb International Airport and Gold Coast 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 Zagreb International Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Zagreb International Airport (ZAG):

• Because of Zagreb International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Zagreb International 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.
• Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Construction on the new terminal officially started on 18 December 2013 and should be completed by mid to late 2016.
• The furthest airport from Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,809 miles (19,004 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Zagreb International Airport, also known as Pleso Airport after the nearby suburb of Pleso, is the main international airport of Croatia and also a base of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence.
• In addition to being known as "Zagreb International Airport", another name for ZAG is "Međunarodna zračna luka Zagreb".
• The closest airport to Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NNW of ZAG.

Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):

• It is anticipated that a railway station will be constructed at the airport when the Gold Coast Line is extended.
• On 1 January 1988 the airport ownership was transferred from the government to the Federal Airports Corporation.
• For the 2010–11 financial year, Gold Coast Airport was the sixth busiest airport in Australia in terms of passengers and eighth in aircraftmovements.
• Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
• The airport opened an extension to the main runway as well as a full length parallel taxiway in May 2007.
• On 12 June 2012 Scoot Commenced services to Singapore.
• Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
• Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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 22 September 2008 it was announced that Air Pacific will expand its services to Australia with the introduction of twice weekly flights between Nadi, Fiji and the Gold Coast commencing in December 2008.
• The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.