Nonstop flight route between Hancock, Michigan, United States and Upington, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX), Hancock, Michigan, United States and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,528 miles (or 13,724 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 Houghton County Memorial Airport and Upington 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 Houghton County Memorial Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMX / KCMX |
| Airport Name: | Houghton County Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Hancock, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°10'5"N by 88°29'21"W |
| Area Served: | Hancock / Houghton (also Calumet, Laurium and Lake Linden) |
| Operator/Owner: | Houghton County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1095 feet (334 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMX |
| More Information: | CMX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX):
- Houghton County Memorial Airport is a county owned, public use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Calumet, a village in Houghton County, Michigan, United States.
- Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) has 2 runways.
- Houghton County Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,996 acres at an elevation of 1,095 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) is Sawyer International Airport (MQT), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) SE of CMX.
- The furthest airport from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,907 miles (17,554 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- The Concorde did flight testing at Upington Airport in June 1976.
- Upington Airport's uncommonly long runway and its strategically advantageous location, close to South Africa's northern borders, makes it ideally placed to serve the African continent.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- Upington Airport is an airport located in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
