Nonstop flight route between Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia and Merville / Calonne, France:
Departure Airport:
(20°40'6"S by 140°30'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(50°37'0"N by 2°38'24"E)
Distance from CNJ to HZB:
9,361.02 miles (15,065.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia and Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB), Merville / Calonne, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,361 miles (or 15,065 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 Cloncurry Airport and Merville - Calonne 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 Cloncurry Airport and Merville - Calonne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNJ / YCCY |
| Airport Name: | Cloncurry Airport |
| Location: | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°40'6"S by 140°30'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cloncurry Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNJ |
| More Information: | CNJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HZB / LFQT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Merville / Calonne, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'0"N by 2°38'24"E |
| Area Served: | Merville, Nord, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 61 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HZB |
| More Information: | HZB Maps & Info |
Facts about Cloncurry Airport (CNJ):
- Due to the strategic importance of Cloncurry aerodrome on the main Darwin–Sydney air route, the Royal Australian Air Force expanded the aerodrome during World War II.
- The closest airport to Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) is Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) ESE of CNJ.
- Because of Cloncurry Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Cloncurry 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.
- Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,466 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB):
- Because of Merville - Calonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Merville - Calonne 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 closest airport to Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of HZB.
- Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) has 2 runways.
- Airfield has numerous wartime relics, including many bunkers.
- The furthest airport from Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,965 miles (19,255 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Merville - Calonne Airport", other names for HZB include "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-53" and "Aéroport de Merville - Calonne".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.76 miles (62.38 km) ESE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 65.67 miles (105.69 km) W | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 78.74 miles (126.72 km) E | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 84.29 miles (135.65 km) SSE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 159.87 miles (257.29 km) SSW | Boulia Airport (BQL) | Boulia, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 162.83 miles (262.04 km) WNW | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 168.74 miles (271.56 km) E | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 199.01 miles (320.28 km) S | Springvale Airport (KSV) | Springvale, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 211.44 miles (340.28 km) NNW | Burketown Airport (BUC) | Burketown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 218.13 miles (351.05 km) NNW | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 223.06 miles (358.99 km) N | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 240.61 miles (387.23 km) E | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 262.69 miles (422.75 km) SSW | Bedourie Airport (BEU) | Bedourie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 274.42 miles (441.64 km) NE | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 308.16 miles (495.93 km) SE | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,465.86 miles (18,452.47 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,456.14 miles (18,436.83 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,402.26 miles (18,350.11 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,371.80 miles (18,301.09 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,367.79 miles (18,294.63 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,321.06 miles (18,219.44 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,312.60 miles (18,205.82 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,304.71 miles (18,193.13 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,301.45 miles (18,187.88 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,047.24 miles (17,778.77 km) NNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,046.23 miles (17,777.14 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,042.07 miles (17,770.44 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 13 | 11,036.56 miles (17,761.57 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,033.32 miles (17,756.37 km) NNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,018.89 miles (17,733.15 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.95 miles (32.10 km) E | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France | |
| 2 | 21.46 miles (34.53 km) SSE | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 3 | 28.33 miles (45.58 km) ENE | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 4 | 29.65 miles (47.71 km) N | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| 5 | 38.34 miles (61.71 km) NW | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 6 | 41.33 miles (66.52 km) ESE | Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) | Valenciennes, France | |
| 7 | 41.45 miles (66.70 km) NNE | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 8 | 44.99 miles (72.41 km) W | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 9 | 48.34 miles (77.79 km) SW | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 10 | 52.58 miles (84.62 km) SSW | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 11 | 75.37 miles (121.30 km) NW | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 77.78 miles (125.18 km) WNW | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 77.91 miles (125.38 km) WNW | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 80.34 miles (129.29 km) E | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 15 | 82.98 miles (133.54 km) ENE | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,964.61 miles (19,255.12 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,780.50 miles (18,958.83 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,774.65 miles (18,949.42 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,753.21 miles (18,914.92 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,749.82 miles (18,909.46 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,749.18 miles (18,908.42 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,728.01 miles (18,874.35 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,727.29 miles (18,873.20 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,721.11 miles (18,863.25 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,719.39 miles (18,860.48 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,694.05 miles (18,819.70 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,693.78 miles (18,819.26 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,690.79 miles (18,814.46 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,690.73 miles (18,814.36 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,686.64 miles (18,807.78 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |