Nonstop flight route between Merowe, Sudan and Moranbah, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Merowe Airport (MWE), Merowe, Sudan and Moranbah Airport (MOV), Moranbah, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,326 miles (or 13,400 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 Merowe Airport and Moranbah 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 Merowe Airport and Moranbah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWE / HSMR |
Airport Name: | Merowe Airport |
Location: | Merowe, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°26'59"N by 31°49'58"E |
Area Served: | Merowe |
View all routes: | Routes from MWE |
More Information: | MWE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOV / YMRB |
Airport Name: | Moranbah Airport |
Location: | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°3'28"S by 148°4'38"E |
Area Served: | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 770 feet (235 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOV |
More Information: | MOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Merowe Airport (MWE):
- The furthest airport from Merowe Airport (MWE) is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), which is nearly antipodal to Merowe Airport (meaning Merowe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fa'a'ā International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Merowe Airport (MWE) is Ad-Dabbah Airport (AAD), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WSW of MWE.
Facts about Moranbah Airport (MOV):
- Moranbah Airport is an airport serving Moranbah, Queensland, Australia.
- The furthest airport from Moranbah Airport (MOV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,880 miles (19,119 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Moranbah Airport (MOV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 770 ft above sea level.
- Because of Moranbah Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at Moranbah 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, to accommodate the growth and demand for more flights, BMA provided $47 million in funding to upgrade the runway and build a new terminal.
- The closest airport to Moranbah Airport (MOV) is Dysart Airport (DYA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of MOV.