Nonstop flight route between Augusta, Georgia, United States and Mackay, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS), Augusta, Georgia, United States and Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,218 miles (or 14,835 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 Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field and Mackay 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 Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field and Mackay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGS / KAGS |
Airport Name: | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field |
Location: | Augusta, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°22'11"N by 81°57'51"W |
Area Served: | Augusta, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Augusta |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGS |
More Information: | AGS Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS):
- Because of Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field 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.
- Shortly after flight training commenced in June 1941, Don C.
- In 2000 Bush Field airport changed its name to Augusta Regional Airport.
- The furthest airport from Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,456 miles (18,436 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) is Daniel Field (DNL), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of AGS.
- Several former World War II buildings of Georgia Aero Tech remain at Bush Field.
- Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) has 2 runways.
- The self-sufficient airport, which has never used tax dollars, completed the first-ever "Master Plan" in 2002.
- During the Masters golf tournament, traffic through Augusta soars.
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.
- 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.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- In November 2008, Mackay Airport was sold to a private consortium to fund the development of Mackay Hospital.
- 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.
- In 1938, the airport held an airshow featuring ten aircraft, which attracted over 8,000 spectators.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.