Nonstop flight route between Les Cayes, Haiti and Caloundra, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antoine Simon airport (CYA), Les Cayes, Haiti and Caloundra Airport (CUD), Caloundra, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,404 miles (or 15,134 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 Antoine Simon airport and Caloundra 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 Antoine Simon airport and Caloundra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYA / MTCA |
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Location: | Les Cayes, Haiti |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°16'15"N by 73°47'17"W |
Area Served: | Les Cayes, Haiti |
Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 98 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYA |
More Information: | CYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUD / YCDR |
Airport Name: | Caloundra Airport |
Location: | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°48'6"S by 153°6'17"E |
Area Served: | Caloundra, Sunshine Coast |
Operator/Owner: | Sunshine Coast Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUD |
More Information: | CUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Antoine Simon airport (CYA):
- Antoine-Simon Airport was financed and built by the Haitian government and inaugurated on 7 May 2005 by then Prime Minister Gérard Latortue.Taiwan financed the construction of the access road to the airport.
- This airport is served by scheduled and charter airlines from Port-au-Prince.
- The furthest airport from Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,895 miles (19,144 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Antoine Simon airport", another name for CYA is "Aéroport des Cayes".
- The closest airport to Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Jérémie Airport (JEE), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of CYA.
- The Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale plans to make this an international airport by extending the runway to 3,000 m and adding a terminal with customs and other services.
- Antoine Simon airport (CYA) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of February 1st, 2013, Haiti has laid the first stone on the expansion of the Antoine-Simon Airport project in Les Cayes.
- The expansion project will add a new 3,000-metre runway strip and a new terminal to the airport.
- Because of Antoine Simon airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Antoine Simon 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.
Facts about Caloundra Airport (CUD):
- On 19 August 2010, Sunshine Coast council voted to retain Caloundra Airport in the current location.
- The Queensland Air Museum was established in 1973, moving to a permanent facility at Caloundra Airport on 14 June 1986 at the invitation of the Landsborough Shire Council.
- 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.
- Caloundra Airport (CUD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Caloundra Airport (CUD) is Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) N of CUD.
- 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.
- 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.