Nonstop flight route between Chicken, Alaska, United States and Townsville, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicken Airport (CKX), Chicken, Alaska, United States and Townsville Airport (TSV), Townsville, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,871 miles (or 11,058 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 Chicken Airport and Townsville 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 Chicken Airport and Townsville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKX / |
Airport Name: | Chicken Airport |
Location: | Chicken, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°4'17"N by 141°57'7"W |
Area Served: | Chicken, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1640 feet (500 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKX |
More Information: | CKX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSV / YBTL |
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Location: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°15'11"S by 146°45'53"E |
Area Served: | Townsville, Queensland |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSV |
More Information: | TSV Maps & Info |
Facts about Chicken Airport (CKX):
- Chicken Airport (CKX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chicken Airport (CKX) is Eagle Airport (EAA), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) NNE of CKX.
- The furthest airport from Chicken Airport (CKX) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,292 miles (16,563 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about Townsville Airport (TSV):
- Townsville Airport handled 1,644,089 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Townsville Airport (TSV) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- On 15 November 2011, Air North announced plans to commence services between Townsville & Darwin.
- During 1942, the defence establishment in the Townsville region increased enormously, and five other military airfields were built in the immediate vicinity of Townsville.
- In addition to being known as "Townsville Airport", other names for TSV include "Garbutt Airport" and "Townsville International Airport".
- Townsville International Airport is a common-use civilian and defence facility, sharing access with RAAF Base Townsville.
- The closest airport to Townsville Airport (TSV) is Charters Towers Airport (CXT), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SSW of TSV.
- Because of Townsville Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Townsville 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 is the Northern Australian focus city for Virgin Australia, and has developed an aerospace precinct attracting major civil and military maintenance activities.
- Townsville Airport (TSV) has 2 runways.
- The future development of the airport is governed by a 30-year master plan.