Nonstop flight route between Cue, Western Australia, Australia and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(27°26'48"S by 117°55'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Distance from CUY to UIQ:
4,593.37 miles (7,392.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cue Airport (CUY), Cue, Western Australia, Australia and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,593 miles (or 7,392 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 Cue Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield, 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 Cue Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUY / YCUE |
| Airport Name: | Cue Airport |
| Location: | Cue, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'48"S by 117°55'5"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cue Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUY |
| More Information: | CUY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIQ / NVVQ |
| Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
| Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
| More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Cue Airport (CUY):
- The furthest airport from Cue Airport (CUY) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Cue Airport (meaning Cue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,063 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Cue Airport (CUY) is Mount Magnet Airport (MMG), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of CUY.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- A site was chosen for a bomber airfield and in October the Seebees started constructing a 6,000 feet by 200 feet runway which was completed by the middle of January 1943.
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- The base was defended by the 198th Coast Artillery.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.49 miles (74.82 km) S | Mount Magnet Airport (MMG) | Mount Magnet, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 69.49 miles (111.84 km) NE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 162.15 miles (260.95 km) E | Mount Keith Airport (WME) | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 162.78 miles (261.97 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 167.33 miles (269.30 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 172.64 miles (277.84 km) E | Leinster Airport (LER) | Leinster, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 199.62 miles (321.25 km) SSE | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 8 | 216.73 miles (348.78 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 224.70 miles (361.61 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 229.34 miles (369.09 km) ESE | Leonora Airport (LNO) | Leonora, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 257.28 miles (414.05 km) ESE | Murrin Murrin Airport (WUI) | Murrin Murrin Joint Venture, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 262.60 miles (422.61 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 286.35 miles (460.83 km) ESE | Laverton Airport (LVO) | Laverton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 288.73 miles (464.66 km) WNW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 295.59 miles (475.71 km) N | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,063.16 miles (19,413.73 km) NNE | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 2 | 11,797.27 miles (18,985.82 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 11,795.53 miles (18,983.01 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 11,795.25 miles (18,982.57 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 5 | 11,788.12 miles (18,971.10 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 11,783.64 miles (18,963.88 km) N | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 7 | 11,781.79 miles (18,960.90 km) NNE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 11,781.12 miles (18,959.83 km) NNE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 11,775.71 miles (18,951.12 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 10 | 11,773.34 miles (18,947.31 km) NNE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 11,766.46 miles (18,936.24 km) NNE | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 12 | 11,765.63 miles (18,934.91 km) NNE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 13 | 11,765.29 miles (18,934.35 km) NNE | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 14 | 11,761.00 miles (18,927.45 km) NNE | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 11,758.74 miles (18,923.81 km) N | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NW | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 446.58 miles (718.70 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 453.10 miles (729.20 km) SSW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 458.02 miles (737.11 km) SSW | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 516.41 miles (831.08 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 527.11 miles (848.29 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 534.60 miles (860.36 km) SSW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 536.33 miles (863.14 km) S | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 571.26 miles (919.35 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 577.93 miles (930.09 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 592.06 miles (952.83 km) SW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 611.27 miles (983.74 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 611.47 miles (984.06 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 613.16 miles (986.78 km) SSW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 618.86 miles (995.95 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.55 miles (18,907.41 km) SSE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,899.60 miles (17,541.17 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 10,887.73 miles (17,522.07 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 10,867.82 miles (17,490.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 10,840.92 miles (17,446.73 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 10,813.73 miles (17,402.97 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,792.16 miles (17,368.25 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 10,790.27 miles (17,365.21 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,789.46 miles (17,363.91 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 10,777.55 miles (17,344.75 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 10,769.99 miles (17,332.58 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 10,760.88 miles (17,317.92 km) W | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 13 | 10,759.54 miles (17,315.77 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 10,751.72 miles (17,303.17 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 10,750.87 miles (17,301.81 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |