Nonstop flight route between Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia and Crows Landing, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cessnock Airport (CES), Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia and NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC), Crows Landing, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,426 miles (or 11,952 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 Cessnock Airport and NASA Crows Landing 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 Cessnock Airport and NASA Crows Landing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CES / YCNK |
Airport Name: | Cessnock Airport |
Location: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°47'17"S by 151°20'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aviation and Leisure Corporation Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 211 feet (64 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CES |
More Information: | CES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRC / KNRC |
Airport Name: | NASA Crows Landing Airport |
Location: | Crows Landing, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'29"N by 121°6'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NRC |
More Information: | NRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Cessnock Airport (CES):
- The aerodrome was proposed to have the following satellite aerodromes, Glendon, Rothbury and Weston, however Rothbury and Weston do not appear to have been constructed.
- The closest airport to Cessnock Airport (CES) is Maitland Airport (MTL), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NE of CES.
- Because of Cessnock Airport's relatively low elevation of 211 feet, planes can take off or land at Cessnock 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 Cessnock Airport (CES) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Cessnock Airport (meaning Cessnock Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,087 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Cessnock Airport (CES) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cessnock Airport is a popular Flight training aerodrome servicing Newcastle and Lower Hunter based pilots and students.
Facts about NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC):
- The furthest airport from NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of NASA Crows Landing Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at NASA Crows Landing 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.
- NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) is Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of NRC.