Nonstop flight route between Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia and Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(20°2'35"S by 146°16'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°53'44"N by 1°46'28"W)
Distance from CXT to TKD:
10,048.32 miles (16,171.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charters Towers Airport (CXT), Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia and Takoradi Airport (TKD), Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,048 miles (or 16,171 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 Charters Towers Airport and Takoradi 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 Charters Towers Airport and Takoradi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXT / YCHT |
| Airport Name: | Charters Towers Airport |
| Location: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°2'35"S by 146°16'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Charters Towers Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 955 feet (291 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CXT |
| More Information: | CXT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKD / DGTK |
| Airport Name: | Takoradi Airport |
| Location: | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'44"N by 1°46'28"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TKD |
| More Information: | TKD Maps & Info |
Facts about Charters Towers Airport (CXT):
- Charters Towers Airport (CXT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Charters Towers Airport's relatively low elevation of 955 feet, planes can take off or land at Charters Towers 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.
- In addition, 370th Service Squadron managed the day to day USAAF Base operations of the airfield.
- The furthest airport from Charters Towers Airport (CXT) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,838 miles (19,052 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Charters Towers Airport (CXT) is Townsville Airport (TSV), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNE of CXT.
Facts about Takoradi Airport (TKD):
- The furthest airport from Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Takoradi Airport (meaning Takoradi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Takoradi Airport (TKD) is Aboisso Airport (ABO), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) WNW of TKD.
- Takoradi Airport (TKD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Takoradi Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Takoradi 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.27 miles (101.82 km) NNE | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 126.07 miles (202.89 km) E | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 142.94 miles (230.04 km) WSW | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 145.47 miles (234.11 km) N | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 150.93 miles (242.90 km) ESE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 161.78 miles (260.36 km) E | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 7 | 175.03 miles (281.68 km) E | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 181.40 miles (291.93 km) SE | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 203.48 miles (327.47 km) ESE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 207.56 miles (334.03 km) SSE | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 209.58 miles (337.29 km) WSW | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 212.59 miles (342.13 km) SSW | Aramac Airport (AXC) | Aramac, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 212.97 miles (342.75 km) NNW | Mareeba Airfield (MRG) | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 220.73 miles (355.23 km) N | Cairns Airport (CNS) | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 223.27 miles (359.31 km) SE | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,838.40 miles (19,052.02 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,826.92 miles (19,033.53 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,773.18 miles (18,947.04 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,731.01 miles (18,879.18 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,728.79 miles (18,875.61 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,694.45 miles (18,820.34 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,675.85 miles (18,790.42 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,675.65 miles (18,790.08 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,666.79 miles (18,775.83 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,357.75 miles (18,278.48 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,354.86 miles (18,273.84 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,306.03 miles (18,195.24 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,271.27 miles (18,139.31 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,270.31 miles (18,137.77 km) W | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,268.87 miles (18,135.45 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 109.17 miles (175.69 km) WNW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | 120.95 miles (194.65 km) ENE | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 3 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) N | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 4 | 150.18 miles (241.69 km) W | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 174.57 miles (280.94 km) NNW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 6 | 226.04 miles (363.78 km) ENE | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 7 | 226.06 miles (363.81 km) NNW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 231.36 miles (372.33 km) WNW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 253.94 miles (408.68 km) WNW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 10 | 283.08 miles (455.57 km) WNW | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 299.83 miles (482.53 km) NW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 300.01 miles (482.83 km) W | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 301.47 miles (485.16 km) WNW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 303.28 miles (488.09 km) ENE | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 15 | 313.34 miles (504.27 km) NNW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,251.24 miles (19,716.40 km) SSE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 12,177.35 miles (19,597.49 km) SSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 12,148.23 miles (19,550.63 km) SSE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,964.00 miles (19,254.14 km) SE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,956.59 miles (19,242.22 km) SE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,879.12 miles (19,117.55 km) SE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,852.07 miles (19,074.01 km) SE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,847.31 miles (19,066.35 km) SE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,770.58 miles (18,942.87 km) SE | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,744.76 miles (18,901.31 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,739.02 miles (18,892.08 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,727.29 miles (18,873.19 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,633.77 miles (18,722.69 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,615.85 miles (18,693.85 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,600.83 miles (18,669.69 km) ESE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |