Nonstop flight route between Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(16°53'12"S by 145°45'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°51'56"S by 115°24'16"E)
Distance from CNS to BWB:
2,000.18 miles (3,218.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Barrow Island Airport (BWB), Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,000 miles (or 3,219 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 relatively short distance between Cairns Airport and Barrow Island Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNS / YBCS |
| Airport Name: | Cairns Airport |
| Location: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°53'12"S by 145°45'17"E |
| Area Served: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | North Queensland Airports Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNS |
| More Information: | CNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWB / YBWX |
| Airport Name: | Barrow Island Airport |
| Location: | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°51'56"S by 115°24'16"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWB |
| More Information: | BWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):
- Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has direct flights to 20 international and 44 domestic destinations and many general aviation flights including a number of helicopter operators.
- The airport has two passenger terminals on the eastern side of the airport on reclaimed mangrove swamp.
- The furthest airport from Cairns Airport (CNS) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,832 miles (19,041 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Cairns Airport handled 3,848,728 passengers last year.
- Cairns Airport goes back to 1928 when Tom McDonald started flying his de Havilland Gipsy Moth off a sand ridge near the present airport.
- The airport has a single runway which is 3,156 m long.
- Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
- Because of Cairns Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairns 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 Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.
Facts about Barrow Island Airport (BWB):
- The closest airport to Barrow Island Airport (BWB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) E of BWB.
- Barrow Island Airport (BWB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barrow Island Airport (BWB) is Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS), which is nearly antipodal to Barrow Island Airport (meaning Barrow Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands.
- Because of Barrow Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Barrow Island 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.52 miles (41.08 km) WSW | Mareeba Airfield (MRG) | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 77.19 miles (124.22 km) SSE | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 82.92 miles (133.44 km) WSW | Chillagoe Airport (LLG) | Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 106.58 miles (171.52 km) NNW | Cooktown Airport (CTN) | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 154.22 miles (248.20 km) N | Lizard Island Airport (LZR) | Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 176.46 miles (283.99 km) SSE | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 176.83 miles (284.58 km) WSW | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 220.73 miles (355.23 km) S | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 269.81 miles (434.21 km) SE | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 278.41 miles (448.05 km) NW | Coen Airport (CUQ) | Coen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 282.73 miles (455.02 km) WNW | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 289.26 miles (465.52 km) SSW | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 305.70 miles (491.98 km) SE | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 14 | 307.87 miles (495.47 km) WNW | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) SE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,831.75 miles (19,041.31 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,829.29 miles (19,037.35 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,777.46 miles (18,953.93 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,773.36 miles (18,947.34 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,766.73 miles (18,936.68 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,709.77 miles (18,845.01 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,694.65 miles (18,820.66 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,689.66 miles (18,812.64 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,682.89 miles (18,801.74 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,313.49 miles (18,207.25 km) W | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,282.15 miles (18,156.81 km) WNW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 11,278.06 miles (18,150.24 km) WNW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 11,257.57 miles (18,117.26 km) W | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,238.48 miles (18,086.54 km) W | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 15 | 11,228.64 miles (18,070.70 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.04 miles (143.30 km) E | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 126.94 miles (204.28 km) SW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 164.55 miles (264.81 km) ESE | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 179.33 miles (288.60 km) ESE | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 204.60 miles (329.27 km) SE | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 211.04 miles (339.64 km) E | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 218.75 miles (352.05 km) SE | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 261.70 miles (421.17 km) SE | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 271.75 miles (437.34 km) ESE | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 298.50 miles (480.39 km) SSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 332.10 miles (534.46 km) ESE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 366.18 miles (589.32 km) SSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 443.93 miles (714.43 km) SSE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 477.09 miles (767.80 km) S | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 481.47 miles (774.85 km) SSE | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,269.54 miles (19,745.86 km) N | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 2 | 12,269.22 miles (19,745.35 km) N | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 12,260.74 miles (19,731.70 km) N | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 12,260.36 miles (19,731.09 km) N | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 12,254.50 miles (19,721.65 km) NNE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 12,246.93 miles (19,709.47 km) NNE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 7 | 12,245.78 miles (19,707.62 km) NNE | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 12,243.74 miles (19,704.35 km) NNE | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 9 | 12,239.24 miles (19,697.09 km) NNE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 10 | 12,237.50 miles (19,694.29 km) NE | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 12,232.63 miles (19,686.46 km) NNE | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 12 | 12,227.36 miles (19,677.98 km) NNW | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 13 | 12,221.97 miles (19,669.30 km) NE | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 14 | 12,221.20 miles (19,668.07 km) N | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 12,220.82 miles (19,667.45 km) NNW | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |