Nonstop flight route between Camden, New South Wales, Australia and Horta, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Camden Aerodrome (CDU), Camden, New South Wales, Australia and Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,125 miles (or 19,514 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 Camden Aerodrome and Horta International 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 Camden Aerodrome and Horta International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between CDU and HOR makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Camden Aerodrome and Horta International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between CDU and HOR are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Camden, New South Wales, Australia and Horta, Azores, Portugal by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between CDU and HOR!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDU / YSCN |
Airport Name: | Camden Aerodrome |
Location: | Camden, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°2'23"S by 150°41'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Camden Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDU |
More Information: | CDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOR / LPHR |
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Location: | Horta, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W |
Area Served: | Horta |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOR |
More Information: | HOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Camden Aerodrome (CDU):
- Camden Aerodrome (CDU) has 2 runways.
- Camden airfield hosted No's 4, 15, 21, 32 and 78 RAAF Squadrons at various stages during the war.
- Originally a private airstrip, the area that was to become Camden Aerodrome was utilised by the Royal Australian Air Force and other Allied air forces during World War II.
- The Camden War Cemetery, located in the Camden General Cemetery contains twenty three burials comprising four Australian Army, two Royal Air Force and seventeen Royal Australian Air Force.
- Because of Camden Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Camden Aerodrome 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.
- Camden operates as an ICAO Class D airport from 8am to 6pm.
- The closest airport to Camden Aerodrome (CDU) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ENE of CDU.
- The furthest airport from Camden Aerodrome (CDU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Camden Aerodrome (meaning Camden Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,128 miles (19,518 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):
- The airport at Horta was inaugurated on August 24, 1971 by then President Almirante Américo Tomás.
- In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
- The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.
- Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
- On the afternoon of 28 July 2011, a refurbished control tower was inaugurated, which permitted the airport to oversee the Central Group, as well as the Western Group of islands.
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Flores, Santa Maria, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta International 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.