Nonstop flight route between Saarbrücken, Germany and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), Saarbrücken, Germany and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,190 miles (or 16,399 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 Saarbrücken Airport and Avalon 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 Saarbrücken Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCN / EDDR |
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Location: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'51"N by 7°6'33"E |
Area Served: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1058 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCN |
More Information: | SCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVV / YMAV |
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Location: | Avalon, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°2'20"S by 144°10'8"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne, Geelong |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AVV |
More Information: | AVV Maps & Info |
Facts about Saarbrücken Airport (SCN):
- It wasn't until 1964 and several years of reconstruction work that the airport in Ensheim could finally open.
- Regional bus R10 provides scheduled connections to Saarbrücken city center including Saarbrücken main station.
- The furthest airport from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saarbrücken Airport (meaning Saarbrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,027 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Saarbrücken Airport", another name for SCN is "Flughafen Saarbrücken".
- The closest airport to Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of SCN.
- In June 2011, 46,189 passengers used Saarbrücken Airport and it handled 452,314 passengers in the same entire year.
- Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):
- On 27 June 1995 Aerospace Technologies of Australia was privatised by the Commonwealth Government, selling the aircraft divisions to Rockwell Australia Limited, and the airport operations to Avalon Airport Geelong Pty Ltd.
- The current terminal facility is approximately 4,500 square metres in area and houses four gates capable of servicing aircraft up to and including the size of the Airbus A321.
- The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Following its suspension from the airport, Tiger’s CEO quit and all pilots were put through new training.
- The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
- Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1985 the Government Aircraft Factories changed its name to Aerospace Technologies of Australia.
- In June 2011, Tiger announced it would be withdrawing several flights from the airport to Tullamarine Airport to make the airline operations more profitable.
- In 2013, Virgin Airways announced its take-over bid to purchase a 60% share of the ailing airline, which was approved by the ACCC after a protracted investigation to ensure that airlines and domestic airfares remained competitive to the general public.
- In addition to being known as "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
- In July 2011, the Civil Aviation Authority grounded all Tiger flights for 5 days, after a series of breaches by the airline, including a flight from Sydney to Avalon Airport where it flew too close to the terminal building as it approached the runway.
- Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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.
- The airport was opened in 1953, to cater for the production of military aircraft.