Nonstop flight route between Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia and Daytona Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia and Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Daytona Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,264 miles (or 14,909 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 Great Barrier Reef Airport and Daytona Beach International 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 Great Barrier Reef Airport and Daytona Beach International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTI / YBHM |
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Location: | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°21'29"S by 148°57'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Great Barrier Reef Airport Pty Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTI |
More Information: | HTI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAB / KDAB |
Airport Name: | Daytona Beach International Airport |
Location: | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°11'4"N by 81°3'38"W |
Area Served: | Daytona Beach, Florida, US |
Operator/Owner: | County of Volusia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAB |
More Information: | DAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI):
- In the year ending 30 June 2011 the airport handled 457,641 passengers making it the 19th busiest airport in Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Great Barrier Reef Airport", another name for HTI is "Hamilton Island".
- Great Barrier Reef Airport handled 457,641 passengers last year.
- The airport suffered heavily in September 2001 with the demise of Ansett Australia, which operated more heavily out of the airport than any other airline with flights to Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
- Because of Great Barrier Reef Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Great Barrier Reef 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.
- Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,990 miles (19,297 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HTI.
Facts about Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB):
- The closest airport to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) is Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of DAB.
- Eastern Air Lines began passenger service, flying Kingbirds and Condors.
- Daytona Beach International Airport is a county-owned airport three miles southwest of Daytona Beach, next to the Daytona International Speedway, in Volusia County, Florida.
- Because of Daytona Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Daytona Beach 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 furthest airport from Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The first flight on the beach was in 1906 by Charles K.
- Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) has 3 runways.
- In 1992 a larger two-level terminal opened and the previous terminal was converted to an international arrivals facility.