Nonstop flight route between Canberra, Australia and King City, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia and Mesa Del Rey Airport (KIC), King City, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,583 miles (or 12,204 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 Canberra Airport and Mesa Del Rey 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 Canberra Airport and Mesa Del Rey Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):

• The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
• Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
• Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.
• In November 2012, a national petition was started by 10-year-old Eve Cogan to name the new extensions after David Warren, inventor of the blackbox.
• In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".
• The former Common User Terminal was located on the far eastern side of the building.
• The airport was built up from an old airstrip that was first laid down in the 1920s, not long after the National Capital site was decided.
• In early December 2007, plans were announced to construct a new terminal, with works commencing in July 2008, and completion set for September 2010.
• The General Aviation Terminal in Canberra Airport is a separate building located on the far west side of the Terminal Precinct.
• Over a dozen office buildings have also been built on airport land at Brindabella Business Park and Fairbairn.

Facts about Mesa Del Rey Airport (KIC):

• Mesa Del Rey Airport (KIC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Mesa Del Rey Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Mesa Del Rey 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 closest airport to Mesa Del Rey Airport (KIC) is Roberts Army Heliport (SYL), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) SE of KIC.
• In addition to being known as "Mesa Del Rey Airport", other names for KIC include "(former King City Airport)" and "(former King City Naval Aux. Air Station)".
• Mesa Del Rey Airport covers an area of 149 acres at an elevation of 374 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Mesa Del Rey Airport (KIC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,390 miles (18,330 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.