Nonstop flight route between Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coonamble Airport (CNB), Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,313 miles (or 13,379 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 Coonamble Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 Coonamble Airport and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNB / YCNM | 
| Airport Name: | Coonamble Airport | 
| Location: | Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'59"S by 148°22'30"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Coonamble Shire Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 604 feet (184 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CNB | 
| More Information: | CNB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHI / CYHI | 
| Airport Name: | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport | 
| Location: | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°45'46"N by 117°48'21"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YHI | 
| More Information: | YHI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Coonamble Airport (CNB):
- Because of Coonamble Airport's relatively low elevation of 604 feet, planes can take off or land at Coonamble 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.
- Coonamble Airport (CNB) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Coonamble Airport (CNB) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located 11,891 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Coonamble Airport (CNB) is Coonabarabran Airport (COJ), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) ESE of CNB.
Facts about Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI):
- The closest airport to Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 177 miles (284 kilometers) WSW of YHI.
- Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Currently the only fuel available is turbine kerosene and it is provided by a local contractor.
- The furthest airport from Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,609 miles (15,464 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- By early 1979 the snow problem was so great that the runway was no longer a straight line.
- Because of Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 original buildings at the airport included a two-story airport terminal, an emergency power generator building and the aircraft refueling station.




