Nonstop flight route between Žabljak, Montenegro and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Žabljak Airport (ZBK), Žabljak, Montenegro and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,578 miles (or 15,414 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 Žabljak Airport and Avalon 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 Žabljak Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZBK / |
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| Location: | Žabljak, Montenegro |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°7'0"N by 19°13'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | N/A |
| Airport Type: | Non-towered airport |
| Elevation: | 4252 feet (1,296 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZBK |
| More Information: | ZBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVV / YMAV |
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| Location: | Avalon, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'20"S by 144°10'8"E |
| Area Served: | Melbourne, Geelong |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AVV |
| More Information: | AVV Maps & Info |
Facts about Žabljak Airport (ZBK):
- The closest airport to Žabljak Airport (ZBK) is Dolac Airport (IVG), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ESE of ZBK.
- Žabljak Airport (ZBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Žabljak Airport's high elevation of 4,252 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZBK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZBK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Žabljak Airport", other names for ZBK include "Аеродром Жабљак" and "Aerodrom Žabljak".
- The furthest airport from Žabljak Airport (ZBK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,650 miles (18,748 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):
- The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Avalon Airport has 55,000 square metres of hangar space, including three Boeing 747 hangars.
- The airport was opened in 1953, to cater for the production of military aircraft.
- Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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 2010, Tiger Airways signed a deal with the airport to set up its main hub and base from Avalon Airport and in 2011 celebrated its 250,000 passenger.
- Training of pilots from Japan's All Nippon Airways commenced at the airport on 8 September 1993.
- In October 2012, the Federal Government announced the selection of the airport as the second Melbourne International Airport, and that it would amend the airport's lease, allowing it to build a new terminal and paving the way for international passenger flights
