Nonstop flight route between Ailuk, Marshall Islands and Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(10°13'0"N by 169°58'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°21'29"S by 148°57'6"E)
Distance from AIM to HTI:
2,550.78 miles (4,105.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ailuk Airport (AIM), Ailuk, Marshall Islands and Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,551 miles (or 4,105 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 Ailuk Airport and Great Barrier Reef 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 Ailuk Airport and Great Barrier Reef Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIM / |
| Airport Name: | Ailuk Airport |
| Location: | Ailuk, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°13'0"N by 169°58'59"E |
| Area Served: | Ailuk, Ailuk Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIM |
| More Information: | AIM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTI / YBHM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°21'29"S by 148°57'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Great Barrier Reef Airport Pty Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HTI |
| More Information: | HTI Maps & Info |
Facts about Ailuk Airport (AIM):
- The furthest airport from Ailuk Airport (AIM) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ailuk Airport (meaning Ailuk Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,100 miles (19,473 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The closest airport to Ailuk Airport (AIM) is Likiep Airport (LIK), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of AIM.
Facts about Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI):
- The airport suffered heavily in September 2001 with the demise of Ansett Australia, which operated more heavily out of the airport than any other airline with flights to Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
- Great Barrier Reef Airport handled 457,641 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Great Barrier Reef Airport", another name for HTI is "Hamilton Island".
- Because of Great Barrier Reef Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Great Barrier Reef 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 Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,990 miles (19,297 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HTI.
- Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.36 miles (85.87 km) WSW | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands |     |
| 2 | 55.22 miles (88.87 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 60.39 miles (97.19 km) E | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 70.04 miles (112.72 km) N | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 108.67 miles (174.89 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 134.68 miles (216.74 km) SE | Maloelap Airport (MAV) | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 164.53 miles (264.79 km) SSE | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 183.74 miles (295.70 km) SSW | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 185.05 miles (297.81 km) SW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 185.09 miles (297.88 km) SW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 196.05 miles (315.52 km) SSW | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 206.21 miles (331.87 km) SW | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 212.06 miles (341.28 km) SSW | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 214.71 miles (345.54 km) SSW | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 219.99 miles (354.03 km) WNW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,100.22 miles (19,473.37 km) ESE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,415.75 miles (18,371.82 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,402.68 miles (18,350.80 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,381.00 miles (18,315.90 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,356.80 miles (18,276.96 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,322.93 miles (18,222.45 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,305.46 miles (18,194.33 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,299.91 miles (18,185.39 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,295.19 miles (18,177.81 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,288.14 miles (18,166.45 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 11,285.03 miles (18,161.45 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 11,275.58 miles (18,146.24 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,266.84 miles (18,132.17 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,259.94 miles (18,121.07 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 11,248.51 miles (18,102.67 km) SSW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.91 miles (22.39 km) WNW | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 2 | 27.57 miles (44.38 km) WSW | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 53.23 miles (85.66 km) WNW | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 58.11 miles (93.52 km) SSE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 130.24 miles (209.60 km) SSW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 160.94 miles (259.00 km) SSW | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 161.34 miles (259.65 km) WNW | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 169.69 miles (273.09 km) S | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 175.03 miles (281.68 km) W | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 187.53 miles (301.81 km) SSW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 224.40 miles (361.13 km) S | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 227.21 miles (365.65 km) SSW | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 230.61 miles (371.13 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 248.08 miles (399.25 km) NW | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 273.20 miles (439.67 km) SSW | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,990.34 miles (19,296.54 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,975.08 miles (19,271.98 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,922.74 miles (19,187.75 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,862.76 miles (19,091.21 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,862.35 miles (19,090.56 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,850.48 miles (19,071.46 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,827.33 miles (19,034.20 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,813.82 miles (19,012.45 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,808.55 miles (19,003.98 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,532.67 miles (18,559.99 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,529.83 miles (18,555.41 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,463.49 miles (18,448.65 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,441.81 miles (18,413.77 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,439.75 miles (18,410.44 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,434.83 miles (18,402.53 km) WNW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |