Nonstop flight route between Cooktown, Queensland, Australia and Quetta, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cooktown Airport (CTN), Cooktown, Queensland, Australia and Quetta International Airport (UET), Quetta, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,078 miles (or 9,781 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 Quetta 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 Cooktown Airport and Quetta International 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: | UET / OPQT |
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| Location: | Quetta, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°14'23"N by 66°56'23"E |
| Area Served: | Quetta |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5267 feet (1,605 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UET |
| More Information: | UET Maps & Info |
Facts about Cooktown Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Cooktown Airport (CTN) is Lizard Island Airport (LZR), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NNE of CTN.
- 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.
- Cooktown Airport (CTN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Quetta International Airport (UET):
- Quetta International Airport is the fourth highest airport as well as the second largest airport in province of Balochistan.
- Quetta International Airport (UET) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Quetta International Airport (UET) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Quetta International Airport (meaning Quetta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Quetta International Airport's high elevation of 5,267 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UET. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UET a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Quetta International Airport", another name for UET is "کوئٹہ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا ; د کوټی نړیوال هوایی ډګر".
- The closest airport to Quetta International Airport (UET) is Kabul International Airport (KDH), which is located 109 miles (175 kilometers) NW of UET.
