Nonstop flight route between Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia and College Station, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shark Bay Airport (MJK), Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia and Easterwood Airport (CLL), College Station, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,591 miles (or 17,045 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 Shark Bay Airport and Easterwood 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 Shark Bay Airport and Easterwood Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJK / YSHK |
Airport Name: | Shark Bay Airport |
Location: | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°53'35"S by 113°34'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Shark Bay |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 111 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJK |
More Information: | MJK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLL / KCLL |
Airport Name: | Easterwood Airport |
Location: | College Station, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°35'18"N by 96°21'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | Texas A&M University |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 321 feet (98 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLL |
More Information: | CLL Maps & Info |
Facts about Shark Bay Airport (MJK):
- Because of Shark Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 111 feet, planes can take off or land at Shark Bay 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.
- Shark Bay Airport (MJK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shark Bay Airport (MJK) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) N of MJK.
- The furthest airport from Shark Bay Airport (MJK) is JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT), which is nearly antipodal to Shark Bay Airport (meaning Shark Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from JAGS McCartney International Airport), and is located 12,008 miles (19,325 kilometers) away in Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Facts about Easterwood Airport (CLL):
- The closest airport to Easterwood Airport (CLL) is Coulter Field (CFD), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNE of CLL.
- In May 1940 the airport opened, named for Navy Lt.
- The facility in 1940 had one hangar and a turf landing strip and taxiway which were eventually paved through funding provided by the CAA, the Works Projects Administration, and Texas A&M.
- The airport is equipped with two 5,150-foot runways, one 7,000-foot paved, all weather runway, an approach lighting system, an FAA control tower, FAA radio communication and an OmniRange-ILS Navigation Aid.
- Easterwood Airport (CLL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Easterwood Airport (CLL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Easterwood Airport's relatively low elevation of 321 feet, planes can take off or land at Easterwood 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 airline ticket counters, TSA security checkpoint, and boarding areas are located on the upper level of the terminal.
- The first control tower was erected at the Airport in 1952 and a commercial passenger terminal was constructed in 1957.