Nonstop flight route between Colby, Kansas, United States and Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States and Karratha Airport (KTA), Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,859 miles (or 15,866 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Karratha 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Karratha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBK / KCBK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Colby, Kansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Colby, Kansas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Colby | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3187 feet (971 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CBK | 
| More Information: | CBK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTA / YPKA | 
| Airport Name: | Karratha Airport | 
| Location: | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Roebourne | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KTA | 
| More Information: | KTA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):
- Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
- The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.
- Colby Municipal Airport or Shalz Field is on Kansas Highway 25, two miles north of Colby, in Thomas County, Kansas.
Facts about Karratha Airport (KTA):
- Karratha Airport handled 675,207 passengers last year.
- Because of Karratha Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Karratha 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.
- Karratha Airport (KTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Karratha Airport (KTA) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Karratha Airport (meaning Karratha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- The closest airport to Karratha Airport (KTA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of KTA.




