Nonstop flight route between Longreach, Queensland, Australia and Monroe, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia and Monroe Regional Airport (MLU), Monroe, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,982 miles (or 14,456 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 Longreach Airport and Monroe Regional 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 Longreach Airport and Monroe Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRE / YLRE |
Airport Name: | Longreach Airport |
Location: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°26'3"S by 144°16'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Longreach Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 627 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRE |
More Information: | LRE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLU / KMLU |
Airport Name: | Monroe Regional Airport |
Location: | Monroe, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°30'38"N by 92°2'16"W |
Area Served: | Monroe, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Monroe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLU |
More Information: | MLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):
- At one time in the 1960s, Longreach airport was one of the busiest inland airports in Australia.
- Longreach Airport (LRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Longreach Airport (LRE) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of LRE.
- The furthest airport from Longreach Airport (LRE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- In late 1920, the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service was founded.
- Because of Longreach Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Longreach 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.
- During World War II, Longreach airport became, for a short time in 1942, a base for United States Army Air Forces B-17 bomber aircraft of the 28th and 93d Bombardment Squadrons.
Facts about Monroe Regional Airport (MLU):
- The vast majority of aircraft flown at Selman AAF were Beech C-45s, also known as the AT-7.
- Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is Ruston Regional Airport (RSN), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) W of MLU.
- The furthest airport from Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Southern Airways served Monroe with Douglas DC-9-10 jet flights to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Chicago, Orlando and other destinations.
- In 2009 Lincoln Builders of Ruston started construction on a new nearly 60,000-square-foot terminal, which was completed in mid-2011.
- The airfield was named Selman Army Airfield, named after a Navy Pilot, Lieutenant Augustus J.
- Because of Monroe Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe 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.
- Monroe Regional Airport covers an area of 2,660 acres at an elevation of 79 feet above mean sea level.