Nonstop flight route between Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Meghauli, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(16°53'12"S by 145°45'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°34'37"N by 84°13'44"E)
Distance from CNS to MEY:
5,136.53 miles (8,266.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Meghauli Airport (MEY), Meghauli, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,137 miles (or 8,266 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 Meghauli 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 Meghauli 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: | MEY / VNMG |
| Airport Name: | Meghauli Airport |
| Location: | Meghauli, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°34'37"N by 84°13'44"E |
| Area Served: | Meghauli, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEY |
| More Information: | MEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):
- 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 airport has two passenger terminals on the eastern side of the airport on reclaimed mangrove swamp.
- Cairns Airport handled 3,848,728 passengers last year.
- During World War II the Australian Government bought the airport for use by the Royal Australian Air Force.
- Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.
- 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 Meghauli Airport (MEY):
- Because of Meghauli Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Meghauli 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 Meghauli Airport (MEY) is Bharatpur Airport (BHR), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MEY.
- The furthest airport from Meghauli Airport (MEY) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,599 miles (18,667 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
| 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 | 14.12 miles (22.72 km) ENE | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 2 | 37.93 miles (61.05 km) NW | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 3 | 45.65 miles (73.47 km) NNW | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 4 | 50.04 miles (80.53 km) W | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 5 | 69.66 miles (112.10 km) E | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 6 | 75.14 miles (120.93 km) SW | Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) | Gorakhpur, India | |
| 7 | 88.79 miles (142.89 km) NNW | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 8 | 113.03 miles (181.91 km) E | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 9 | 120.17 miles (193.39 km) ESE | Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) | Janakpur, Nepal | |
| 10 | 120.91 miles (194.59 km) SE | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 11 | 129.73 miles (208.77 km) NW | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 12 | 143.61 miles (231.12 km) E | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 13 | 143.67 miles (231.21 km) WNW | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 14 | 144.36 miles (232.32 km) E | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 15 | 147.06 miles (236.67 km) SSE | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,599.16 miles (18,667.00 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,969.70 miles (17,653.97 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,944.08 miles (17,612.74 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,942.41 miles (17,610.05 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,938.11 miles (17,603.14 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 10,919.53 miles (17,573.23 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,900.03 miles (17,541.86 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,898.18 miles (17,538.88 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,897.51 miles (17,537.79 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,894.73 miles (17,533.32 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,887.29 miles (17,521.36 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,884.48 miles (17,516.83 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,863.53 miles (17,483.11 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,856.33 miles (17,471.52 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,852.42 miles (17,465.23 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |