Nonstop flight route between Caloundra, Queensland, Australia and Cincinnati, Ohio, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Caloundra Airport (CUD), Caloundra, Queensland, Australia and Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), Cincinnati, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,053 miles (or 14,569 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 Caloundra Airport and Cincinnati 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 Caloundra Airport and Cincinnati Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Caloundra Airport (CUD):

• Early aircraft operations in the Caloundra area used the sandy beaches for takeoffs and landings, however as early as 1927, community groups were calling for the construction of an airport.
• Caloundra airport has two sealed runways, 795 m × 18 m.
• Caloundra Airport (CUD) has 2 runways.
• Because of Caloundra Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Caloundra 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 furthest airport from Caloundra Airport (CUD) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,864 miles (19,093 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• The Queensland Institute for Aviation Engineering's main campus has been located at the airport since 2000.
• The closest airport to Caloundra Airport (CUD) is Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) N of CUD.

Facts about Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK):

• Lunken Airport was supplanted by the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after catastrophic flooding from the Ohio River.
• Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) has 3 runways.
• Because of Cincinnati Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 483 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati 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.
• The furthest airport from Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,298 miles (18,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of LUK.
• In addition to being known as "Cincinnati Municipal Airport", another name for LUK is "Lunken Field".
• It is bounded by US Route 50 to the west, US Route 52 and the Ohio River to the south, the Little Miami River to the east, and Ohio Route 125 to the north.
• Sky Galley Restaurant has been in nearly continuous operation for decades, and is so named because the first meals served on a commercial airliner were prepared here.