Nonstop flight route between West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States and Halls Creek Airport (HCQ), Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,358 miles (or 16,670 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Halls Creek 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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport and Halls Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAE / KCAE |
Airport Name: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
Location: | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W |
Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAE |
More Information: | CAE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HCQ / YHLC |
Airport Name: | Halls Creek Airport |
Location: | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°14'2"S by 127°40'10"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Halls Creek |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1346 feet (410 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HCQ |
More Information: | HCQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
- Passenger service is provided by five scheduled airlines, with commercial cargo service being handled by three scheduled airlines and numerous air freight operators.
- The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
- Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan 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 1941 the airport came under formal military control and an immediate program began to turn the civil airport into a military airfield.
Facts about Halls Creek Airport (HCQ):
- The furthest airport from Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,842 miles (19,058 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) is Springvale Airport (ZVG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) N of HCQ.