Nonstop flight route between Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia and Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(10°3'0"S by 143°4'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°51'16"S by 32°25'41"W)
Distance from CNC to FEN:
11,427.29 miles (18,390.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coconut Island (CNC), Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia and Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,427 miles (or 18,390 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 Coconut Island and Governador Carlos Wilson 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 Coconut Island and Governador Carlos Wilson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNC / YCCT |
| Airport Name: | Coconut Island |
| Location: | Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°3'0"S by 143°4'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNC |
| More Information: | CNC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEN / SBFN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'16"S by 32°25'41"W |
| Area Served: | Fernando de Noronha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEN |
| More Information: | FEN Maps & Info |
Facts about Coconut Island (CNC):
- The closest airport to Coconut Island (CNC) is Yam Island Airport (XMY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WNW of CNC.
- The furthest airport from Coconut Island (CNC) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,533 miles (18,561 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Coconut Island (CNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Coconut Island's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Coconut Island 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.
Facts about Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN):
- In addition to being known as "Governador Carlos Wilson Airport", another name for FEN is "Aeroporto Governador Carlos Wilson".
- The airport is located 4 km from Vila dos Remédios, the administrative center of the island.
- Because of Governador Carlos Wilson Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Governador Carlos Wilson 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 Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) is Chuuk International Airport (TKK), which is nearly antipodal to Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (meaning Governador Carlos Wilson Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chuuk International Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Weno, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The airport was transferred to the jurisdiction of the United States Navy on 5 September 1944.
- The closest airport to Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) is Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT), which is located 240 miles (387 kilometers) SW of FEN.
- The first runway was built in 1934.
- Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.08 miles (37.14 km) WNW | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 58.64 miles (94.37 km) WSW | Kubin Airport (KUG) | Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 61.07 miles (98.28 km) W | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) SW | Horn Island Airport (HID) | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 67.25 miles (108.22 km) N | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 67.82 miles (109.15 km) E | Murray Island Airport (MYI) | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 74.68 miles (120.19 km) SSW | Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 80.86 miles (130.14 km) NW | Boigu Island Airport (GIC) | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 142.29 miles (229.00 km) N | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 148.45 miles (238.90 km) WNW | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 157.59 miles (253.62 km) SSW | Agnew Airport (AGW) | Agnew, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 168.25 miles (270.77 km) N | Sasereme Airport (TDS) | Sasereme, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 189.79 miles (305.43 km) S | Lockhart River Airport (IRG) | Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 197.40 miles (317.68 km) SSW | Weipa Airport (WEI) | Weipa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 198.56 miles (319.54 km) NNE | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,533.07 miles (18,560.64 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,520.40 miles (18,540.25 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,511.82 miles (18,526.43 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,501.13 miles (18,509.22 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,483.55 miles (18,480.94 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,475.21 miles (18,467.51 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,474.37 miles (18,466.17 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,470.07 miles (18,459.24 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,464.06 miles (18,449.56 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,447.19 miles (18,422.42 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 11,429.40 miles (18,393.79 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,427.29 miles (18,390.40 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,402.92 miles (18,351.18 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,389.92 miles (18,330.25 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,383.00 miles (18,319.12 km) N | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 240.50 miles (387.05 km) SW | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 2 | 285.91 miles (460.12 km) SW | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 3 | 335.37 miles (539.72 km) SW | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 4 | 341.29 miles (549.25 km) SSW | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 5 | 352.20 miles (566.81 km) WSW | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 6 | 420.84 miles (677.27 km) W | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 453.92 miles (730.51 km) SSW | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 8 | 586.41 miles (943.73 km) SSW | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 9 | 644.97 miles (1,037.98 km) W | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 10 | 677.60 miles (1,090.49 km) SW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 11 | 719.82 miles (1,158.44 km) W | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 720.94 miles (1,160.24 km) W | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 743.84 miles (1,197.09 km) SSW | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 819.23 miles (1,318.41 km) W | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 15 | 848.88 miles (1,366.14 km) SW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,051.65 miles (19,395.20 km) NW | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 12,027.87 miles (19,356.93 km) N | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 12,022.35 miles (19,348.05 km) NNW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 11,939.25 miles (19,214.32 km) NNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 11,846.05 miles (19,064.32 km) NW | Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 11,833.76 miles (19,044.55 km) NE | Tadji Airport (TAJ) | Aitape, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 11,817.81 miles (19,018.87 km) NNW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,798.55 miles (18,987.89 km) S | Madang Airport (MAG) | Madang, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 11,790.53 miles (18,974.98 km) S | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 11,785.00 miles (18,966.08 km) SSE | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,780.47 miles (18,958.79 km) SSW | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,777.37 miles (18,953.79 km) NE | Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) | Jayapura, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,777.09 miles (18,953.34 km) SSE | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,764.02 miles (18,932.32 km) SSW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,754.10 miles (18,916.34 km) NE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |