Nonstop flight route between Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(16°53'12"S by 145°45'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°56'53"N by 7°15'51"E)
Distance from CNS to HHN:
9,197.24 miles (14,801.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,197 miles (or 14,801 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 Cairns Airport and Frankfurt–Hahn 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 Cairns Airport and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | HHN / EDFH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'53"N by 7°15'51"E |
| Area Served: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1649 feet (503 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HHN |
| More Information: | HHN Maps & Info |
Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):
- Cairns Airport goes back to 1928 when Tom McDonald started flying his de Havilland Gipsy Moth off a sand ridge near the present airport.
- Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Ranks are located near both the International and Domestic Terminals.
- 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 Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN):
- During the Cold War Frankfurt–Hahn Airport was a frontline NATO facility known as Hahn Air Base.
- AirIT Services AG, a subsidiary of Fraport, has its head office in Building 663 at Hahn Airport.
- Frankfurt–Hahn has a long runway of 3,800 metres in the direction of 03/21.
- On 30 September 1993, most of Hahn Air Base was turned over to civil German authorities.
- The furthest airport from Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,978 miles (19,276 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport consists of one passenger and one cargo terminal.
- Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Frankfurt–Hahn Airport", another name for HHN is "Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn".
- Frankfurt–Hahn Airport is almost equidistant from Frankfurt and Luxembourg – the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof being 123 km from the airport and Gare Centrale Luxembourg being 118 km from the airport.
- The closest airport to Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of HHN.
| 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 | 25.27 miles (40.67 km) W | Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM) | Spangdahlem, Germany | |
| 2 | 31.09 miles (50.03 km) W | Bitburg Airport (BBJ) | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 3 | 37.99 miles (61.13 km) SSE | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 4 | 39.24 miles (63.15 km) E | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 5 | 39.55 miles (63.64 km) SE | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 6 | 47.61 miles (76.61 km) E | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 7 | 51.18 miles (82.36 km) S | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 51.42 miles (82.75 km) S | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 9 | 52.34 miles (84.23 km) WSW | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 10 | 58.33 miles (93.87 km) E | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 11 | 63.62 miles (102.38 km) N | Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 12 | 63.70 miles (102.52 km) NE | Siegerland Airport (SGE) | Burbach, Germany | |
| 13 | 64.81 miles (104.30 km) ESE | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 14 | 76.87 miles (123.71 km) NW | Merzbrück Airfield (AAH) | Aachen, Germany | |
| 15 | 81.11 miles (130.54 km) SW | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,977.86 miles (19,276.44 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,610.70 miles (18,685.56 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,608.49 miles (18,682.01 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,603.97 miles (18,674.73 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,601.68 miles (18,671.05 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,600.81 miles (18,669.65 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,598.21 miles (18,665.46 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,592.10 miles (18,655.63 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,590.27 miles (18,652.68 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,575.96 miles (18,629.66 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,569.39 miles (18,619.08 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,564.34 miles (18,610.96 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,552.76 miles (18,592.32 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,543.77 miles (18,577.84 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,536.00 miles (18,565.35 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |