Nonstop flight route between Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia and Laredo, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jabiru Airport (JAB), Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia and Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,915 miles (or 14,347 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 Jabiru Airport and Laredo 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 Jabiru Airport and Laredo 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: | JAB / YJAB |
Airport Name: | Jabiru Airport |
Location: | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°39'29"S by 132°53'35"E |
Area Served: | Ranger Uranium Mine |
Operator/Owner: | Energy Resources Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAB |
More Information: | JAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRD / KLRD |
Airport Name: | Laredo International Airport |
Location: | Laredo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W |
Area Served: | Laredo, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Laredo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRD |
More Information: | LRD Maps & Info |
Facts about Jabiru Airport (JAB):
- The closest airport to Jabiru Airport (JAB) is Maningrida Airport (MNG), which is located 100 miles (160 kilometers) ENE of JAB.
- Jabiru Airport (JAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jabiru Airport (JAB) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,787 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Jabiru Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Jabiru 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 Laredo International Airport (LRD):
- At the entrance to the airport is the statue "Among Friends There Are No Borders", designed by Armando Hinojosa of Laredo, which depicts a South Texas vaquero and a Mexican charro sharing a campfire.
- The closest airport to Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
- Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
- The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo 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.