Nonstop flight route between Cumaná, Venezuela and Emerald, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM), Cumaná, Venezuela and Emerald Airport (EMD), Emerald, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,125 miles (or 16,295 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 Antonio José de Sucre Airport and Emerald 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 Antonio José de Sucre Airport and Emerald Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM):

• The closest airport to Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) is Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of CUM.
• The furthest airport from Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) is Lombok International Airport (LOP), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio José de Sucre Airport (meaning Antonio José de Sucre Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lombok International Airport), and is located 12,317 miles (19,822 kilometers) away in Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia.
• Because of Antonio José de Sucre Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio José de Sucre 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.
• Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Emerald Airport (EMD):

• The closest airport to Emerald Airport (EMD) is Blackwater Airport (BLT), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of EMD.
• Emerald Airport recently spent $7.7 million extending the terminal and refurbishing the old terminal.
• The furthest airport from Emerald Airport (EMD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Emerald Airport was ranked 37th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
• Emerald Airport (EMD) has 2 runways.
• Emerald Airport was one of more than 21 regional Australian airports assessed by Virgin Australia for its viability.
• On 4 October 2011, Virgin Australia and Skywest Airlines announced that, from 16 January 2012, double-daily 68-seat ATR-72 services would be operating on weekdays between Emerald and Brisbane to "bring choice and competitive fares for travel to and from this important mining hub".
• Emerald Airport is currently serviced by QantasLink Dash 8 Q400's flying an average of five flights per day on weekdays, and three flights per day on weekends.
• Because of Emerald Airport's relatively low elevation of 624 feet, planes can take off or land at Emerald 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.