Nonstop flight route between Cooktown, Queensland, Australia and Montrose, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cooktown Airport (CTN), Cooktown, Queensland, Australia and Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), Montrose, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,784 miles (or 12,528 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 Cooktown Airport and Montrose Regional 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 Cooktown Airport and Montrose Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTN / YCKN | 
| Airport Name: | Cooktown Airport | 
| Location: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°26'40"S by 145°11'3"E | 
| Area Served: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CTN | 
| More Information: | CTN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTJ / KMTJ | 
| Airport Name: | Montrose Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Montrose, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°30'35"N by 107°53'39"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Montrose County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5759 feet (1,755 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MTJ | 
| More Information: | MTJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Cooktown Airport (CTN):
- The closest airport to Cooktown Airport (CTN) is Lizard Island Airport (LZR), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NNE of CTN.
 - The furthest airport from Cooktown Airport (CTN) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,782 miles (18,961 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
 - Cooktown Airport (CTN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Cooktown Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Cooktown 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.
 
Facts about Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ):
- Monarch Airlines started flying to Montrose in the 1940s.
 - The closest airport to Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Telluride Regional Airport (TEX), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) S of MTJ.
 - The furthest airport from Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,040 miles (17,766 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Montrose Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MTJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MTJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Montrose Regional Airport is a non-towered public airport on the northwest side of Montrose, in zip code 81401 in the southwest corner of Colorado.
 
