Nonstop flight route between Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Mae Hong Son, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN), Mae Hong Son, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,450 miles (or 7,161 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 Mae Hong Son 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 Mae Hong Son 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: | HGN / VTCH |
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Location: | Mae Hong Son, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°18'3"N by 97°58'28"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from HGN |
More Information: | HGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- In November 2008, Mackay Airport was sold to a private consortium to fund the development of Mackay Hospital.
- 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.
- 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 handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- Despite the collapse of airlines Ansett Australia and Flight West Airlines in 2001, Mackay Airport has experienced considerable growth in recent years, due to the use of the airport by Virgin Australia and the expansion of QantasLink services, and handles over 620,000 passengers through the terminal per annum but that has slowed and the airport is up for sale.
- Mackay Airport had grass landing strips until 1940, when the Commonwealth Government extended the airport's boundaries and upgraded the runways to unsealed gravel for use during World War II.
Facts about Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN):
- In addition to being known as "Mae Hong Son Airport", another name for HGN is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฮ่องสอน".
- The furthest airport from Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The closest airport to Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) is Pai Airport (PYY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) E of HGN.