Nonstop flight route between Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Macapá, Amapá, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), Macapá, Amapá, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,804 miles (or 17,388 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 Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International 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 Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):

• A$200 million redevelopment of the Domestic terminal started in August 2007 and was completed in 2010.
• Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Cairns Airport handled 3,848,728 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.
• The airport has direct flights to 20 international and 44 domestic destinations and many general aviation flights including a number of helicopter operators.
• 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.

Facts about Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP):

• The furthest airport from Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Arso Airport (ARJ), which is nearly antipodal to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (meaning Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arso Airport), and is located 12,210 miles (19,650 kilometers) away in Arso, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) WSW of MCP.
• Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport handled 573,533 passengers last year.
• Parking is free of charge.
• In addition to being known as "Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport", another name for MCP is "Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre".
• The airport was opened in 1970.
• Because of Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International 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.