Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom and Charters Towers Airport (CXT), Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,411 miles (or 15,145 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Charters Towers 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 Aberdeen International Airport and Charters Towers Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABZ / EGPD |
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Location: | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°12'9"N by 2°11'53"W |
Area Served: | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABZ |
More Information: | ABZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXT / YCHT |
Airport Name: | Charters Towers Airport |
Location: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°2'35"S by 146°16'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Charters Towers Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 955 feet (291 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CXT |
More Information: | CXT Maps & Info |
Facts about Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ):
- On 6 October 2011, a 124-metre extension to the main runway at the airport was opened, almost eight months ahead of schedule.
- On 16 May 1945, two pilots were killed when a Wellington bomber crashed on landing wrecking a goods train in Dyce Station.
- Because of Aberdeen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Aberdeen 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.
- The closest airport to Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of ABZ.
- The furthest airport from Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Aberdeen Airport has now begun work on a £10 million construction project to attract more international routes.
- Aberdeen International Airport handled 3,440,765 passengers last year.
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Following an increase in the frequency of train services to Dyce station, First ScotRail now provides an almost half-hourly service to and from Aberdeen during the day.
- Anti-shipping operations by Coastal Command were carried out from RAF Dyce as well as convoy escort.
- In addition to being known as "Aberdeen International Airport", other names for ABZ include "Aberdeen/Dyce Airport" and "Port-adhair Obar Dheathain".
Facts about Charters Towers Airport (CXT):
- The furthest airport from Charters Towers Airport (CXT) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,838 miles (19,052 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Charters Towers Airport (CXT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Charters Towers Airport's relatively low elevation of 955 feet, planes can take off or land at Charters Towers 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 closest airport to Charters Towers Airport (CXT) is Townsville Airport (TSV), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNE of CXT.