Nonstop flight route between The Dalles, Oregon, United States and Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from DLS to DRW:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- DLS Airport Information
- DRW Airport Information
- Facts about DLS
- Facts about DRW
- Map of Nearest Airports to DLS
- List of Nearest Airports to DLS
- Map of Furthest Airports from DLS
- List of Furthest Airports from DLS
- Map of Nearest Airports to DRW
- List of Nearest Airports to DRW
- Map of Furthest Airports from DRW
- List of Furthest Airports from DRW
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS), The Dalles, Oregon, United States and Darwin International Airport (DRW), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,694 miles (or 12,383 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 Columbia Gorge Regional Airport and Darwin International 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 Columbia Gorge Regional Airport and Darwin International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLS / KDLS |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | The Dalles, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°37'6"N by 121°10'1"W |
Area Served: | The Dalles, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | City of The Dalles, Oregon & Klickitat County, Washington |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 247 feet (75 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLS |
More Information: | DLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRW / YPDN |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°24'52"S by 130°52'36"E |
Area Served: | Darwin, Northern Territory |
Operator/Owner: | Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA) / RAAF Darwin |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRW |
More Information: | DRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS):
- During reconstruction of the original runway 12/30, the runway was renumbered to the current 13/31 designation.
- In addition to being known as "Columbia Gorge Regional Airport", another name for DLS is "The Dalles Municipal Airport".
- The closest airport to Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) is Cascade Locks State Airport (CZK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of DLS.
- Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,869 miles (17,492 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Columbia Gorge Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 247 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Gorge Regional 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.
Facts about Darwin International Airport (DRW):
- Australian low-cost carrier, Jetstar Airways, had expressed a keen interest in developing Darwin Airport as a hub for its trips to Asia.
- Darwin Airport has an international terminal, a domestic terminal and a cargo terminal.
- In April 2009 Garuda Indonesia suspended the Denpasar service from Darwin after nearly 30 years of service, citing "economic reasons".
- Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin in 1974 and flattened the city.
- The closest airport to Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Bathurst Island Airport (BRT), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of DRW.
- Darwin International Airport (DRW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,867 miles (19,099 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Darwin Airport has scheduled flights to destinations in the Northern Territory, around Australia and in Southeast Asia.
- In addition to being known as "Darwin International Airport", another name for DRW is "RAAF Base Darwin".
- 2012 and 2013 saw a major boost for Darwin Airport when foreign carriers Silk Air, Indonesia AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Malaysia Airlines started direct flights to Singapore, Bali, Manila and Kuala Lumpur.
- Because of Darwin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Darwin 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.
- In 1945 the Department of Aviation made the existing Darwin military airfield available for civil aviation purpose.
- Darwin International Airport handled 1,743,734 passengers last year.