Australia Flight Guide
The commonwealth of Australia doubles up as the worlds smallest continent as well as the largest island. Its land mass extends from 10 degrees south of the equator to 40 degrees south. The capital city of Australia is Canberra though the largest cities are Sydney and Melbourne. Other major cities are Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle and Wollongong. There is no official language in Australia but the national language is English.
Australia is largely desert or semi arid and the largest of these regions is commonly referred to as the outback. The weather is also influenced by ocean currents.
The main Australian airport and main point of exit fro Australians and entry for international visitors is the Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (IATA: SYD). Other major airports are Melbourne Tullamarine (IATA: MEL), Brisbane (IATA: BNE), Perth (IATA: PER), Cairns (IATA: CNS), Adelaide (IATA: ADL), Gold Coast (IATA: OOL), Melbourne Avalon (IATA: AVV) and Canberra (IATA: CBR). The main airlines operating cheap direct flights between the major cities are Qantas, Virgin Blue, Jetstar and Tiger Airways. Average direct flight times between the various major cities in a commercial airliner are as follows;
Sydney/Melbourne 53 minutes
Sydney/Perth 4 hours
Sydney/Brisbane 55 minutes
Melbourne/Brisbane 1 hour 42 minutes
Melbourne/Perth 3 hours 23 minutes
Perth/Brisbane 4 hours 29 minutes
Sydney/Adelaide 1 hour 27 minutes
Melbourne/Adelaide 47 minutes
Canberra/Perth 3 hours 52 minutes
Gold coast/Sydney 51 minutes
Sydney/Cairns 2 hours 26 minutes
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