Nonstop flight route between Cooktown, Queensland, Australia and Palacios, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cooktown Airport (CTN), Cooktown, Queensland, Australia and Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), Palacios, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,440 miles (or 13,583 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 Palacios Municipal 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 Palacios Municipal 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: | PSX / KPSX |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Palacios, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°43'38"N by 96°15'2"W |
Area Served: | Palacios, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Palacios |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSX |
More Information: | PSX Maps & Info |
Facts about Cooktown Airport (CTN):
- Cooktown Airport (CTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX):
- Palacios Municipal Airport is a city owned,public use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Palacios, a city in Matagorda County, Texas, United States.
- Because of Palacios Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Palacios Municipal 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.
- Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,017 miles (17,730 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Palacios Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,538 acres at an elevation of 14 feet above mean sea level.
- Camp Palacios was originally established as a summer training camp for the 36th Infantry Division of the TX National Guard after the Palacios Campsite Association donated the land to the state in 1926.
- The closest airport to Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of PSX.
- In addition to being known as "Palacios Municipal Airport", another name for PSX is "(former Palacios Army Airfield)".