Nonstop flight route between Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE), Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,471 miles (or 12,023 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 Mackay Airport and Coeur d'Alene 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 Mackay Airport and Coeur d'Alene Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKY / YBMK |
Airport Name: | Mackay Airport |
Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKY |
More Information: | MKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COE / KCOE |
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Location: | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°46'27"N by 116°49'9"W |
Area Served: | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
Operator/Owner: | Kootenai County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2320 feet (707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from COE |
More Information: | COE Maps & Info |
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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.
- In November 2008, Mackay Airport was sold to a private consortium to fund the development of Mackay Hospital.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- Moves to establish an airport at Mackay began in 1927, when Captain Ron Adair selected the site of the town commons for the construction of an aerodrome, and landed the first plane in Mackay there, his own Avro biplane.
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE):
- Coeur d'Alene Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located in Hayden, a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Coeur d'Alene Airport", another name for COE is "Pappy Boyington Field".
- Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,634 miles (17,113 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE) is Felts Field (SFF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) WSW of COE.