Nonstop flight route between Bamaga, Queensland, Australia and Orlando, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM), Bamaga, Queensland, Australia and Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), Orlando, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,363 miles (or 15,068 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 Northern Peninsula Airport and Orlando Executive 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 Northern Peninsula Airport and Orlando Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABM / YBAM |
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Location: | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°57'2"S by 142°27'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABM |
More Information: | ABM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORL / KORL |
Airport Name: | Orlando Executive Airport |
Location: | Orlando, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°32'44"N by 81°19'59"W |
Area Served: | Orlando, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Greater Orlando Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 113 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORL |
More Information: | ORL Maps & Info |
Facts about Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM):
- Because of Northern Peninsula Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Peninsula 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.
- Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Northern Peninsula Airport", other names for ABM include "(formerly Bamaga Airport)" and "YNPE".
- The closest airport to Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) is Horn Island Airport (HID), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNW of ABM.
- The furthest airport from Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,517 miles (18,534 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Orlando Executive Airport (ORL):
- Opened in 1928 as the Orlando Municipal Airport, the airport was the first commercial airport in central Florida.
- The closest airport to Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Orlando International Airport (MCO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) S of ORL.
- Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Orlando Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Executive 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 1961 the airport was renamed again, this time called Herndon Airport after former Orlando city engineer "Pat" Herndon, the name change being in preparation for moving commercial air service to the new Orlando Jetport at McCoy that was to be collocated at McCoy AFB, the facility which is known today as the Orlando International Airport.
- In 1976 the City of Orlando ceded control of the airport and transferred the property, its former City of Orlando Aviation Department, and all operational responsibilities to the newly established Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, chartered by the Florida State Legislature to operate and manage all publicly owned airports in Orange County, Florida.
- In 1946 the airfield was released to the city of Orlando, while the military support facilities north and northeast of the airport remained under US Army Air Forces control as a non-flying administrative and technical training installation.
- The furthest airport from Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,503 miles (18,513 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.