Nonstop flight route between Abéché, Chad and Cairns, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(13°50'48"N by 20°50'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(16°53'12"S by 145°45'17"E)
Distance from AEH to CNS:
8,771.95 miles (14,117.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abéché Airport (AEH), Abéché, Chad and Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,772 miles (or 14,117 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 Abéché Airport and Cairns 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 Abéché Airport and Cairns Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEH / FTTC |
| Airport Name: | Abéché Airport |
| Location: | Abéché, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°50'48"N by 20°50'39"E |
| Area Served: | Abéché, Chad |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1788 feet (545 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEH |
| More Information: | AEH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNS / YBCS |
| Airport Name: | Cairns Airport |
| Location: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°53'12"S by 145°45'17"E |
| Area Served: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | North Queensland Airports Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNS |
| More Information: | CNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Abéché Airport (AEH):
- The furthest airport from Abéché Airport (AEH) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Abéché Airport (meaning Abéché Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,581 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Abéché Airport (AEH) is Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) WSW of AEH.
- Abéché Airport (AEH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):
- Ranks are located near both the International and Domestic Terminals.
- Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.
- Cairns Airport goes back to 1928 when Tom McDonald started flying his de Havilland Gipsy Moth off a sand ridge near the present airport.
- The furthest airport from Cairns Airport (CNS) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,832 miles (19,041 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Because of Cairns Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairns 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.
- Cairns Airport handled 3,848,728 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 85.77 miles (138.03 km) WSW | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad |     |
| 2 | 111.79 miles (179.91 km) ESE | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 3 | 175.08 miles (281.77 km) WSW | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 4 | 186.38 miles (299.94 km) SW | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 5 | 195.23 miles (314.19 km) SSW | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 6 | 198.01 miles (318.67 km) S | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 7 | 215.68 miles (347.10 km) SSW | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 8 | 273.24 miles (439.73 km) WSW | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 9 | 274.71 miles (442.10 km) SW | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 10 | 279.66 miles (450.06 km) SSE | Birao Airport (IRO) | Birao, Central African Republic | |
| 11 | 300.66 miles (483.87 km) SSE | Gordil Airport (GDI) | Gordil, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 301.13 miles (484.63 km) E | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 13 | 303.33 miles (488.16 km) ESE | Nyala Airport (UYL) | Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan | |
| 14 | 303.88 miles (489.04 km) NNW | Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) | Faya-Largeau, Chad | |
| 15 | 317.01 miles (510.17 km) S | Gordil Airport (GDA) | Gounda, Central African Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.85 miles (19,580.60 km) SSE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,011.56 miles (19,330.68 km) SSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,986.06 miles (19,289.65 km) SSW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,942.57 miles (19,219.66 km) WSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,926.76 miles (19,194.22 km) S | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,911.53 miles (19,169.70 km) WSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,874.65 miles (19,110.35 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 8 | 11,860.29 miles (19,087.23 km) WSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,763.27 miles (18,931.11 km) WSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,752.34 miles (18,913.50 km) WSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,748.11 miles (18,906.71 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 12 | 11,742.24 miles (18,897.26 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,734.19 miles (18,884.31 km) W | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,731.64 miles (18,880.20 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,662.54 miles (18,769.00 km) E | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.52 miles (41.08 km) WSW | Mareeba Airfield (MRG) | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 77.19 miles (124.22 km) SSE | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 82.92 miles (133.44 km) WSW | Chillagoe Airport (LLG) | Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 106.58 miles (171.52 km) NNW | Cooktown Airport (CTN) | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 154.22 miles (248.20 km) N | Lizard Island Airport (LZR) | Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 176.46 miles (283.99 km) SSE | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 176.83 miles (284.58 km) WSW | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 220.73 miles (355.23 km) S | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 269.81 miles (434.21 km) SE | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 278.41 miles (448.05 km) NW | Coen Airport (CUQ) | Coen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 282.73 miles (455.02 km) WNW | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 289.26 miles (465.52 km) SSW | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 305.70 miles (491.98 km) SE | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 14 | 307.87 miles (495.47 km) WNW | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) SE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,831.75 miles (19,041.31 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,829.29 miles (19,037.35 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,777.46 miles (18,953.93 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,773.36 miles (18,947.34 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,766.73 miles (18,936.68 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,709.77 miles (18,845.01 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,694.65 miles (18,820.66 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,689.66 miles (18,812.64 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,682.89 miles (18,801.74 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,313.49 miles (18,207.25 km) W | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,282.15 miles (18,156.81 km) WNW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 11,278.06 miles (18,150.24 km) WNW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 11,257.57 miles (18,117.26 km) W | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,238.48 miles (18,086.54 km) W | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 15 | 11,228.64 miles (18,070.70 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |