Nonstop flight route between Hudson, New York, United States and Norfolk Island, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Columbia County Airport (HCC), Hudson, New York, United States and Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), Norfolk Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,936 miles (or 14,381 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 Columbia County Airport and Norfolk Island 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 Columbia County Airport and Norfolk Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HCC / |
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| Location: | Hudson, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°17'29"N by 73°42'37"W |
| Area Served: | Hudson, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Columbia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 198 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HCC |
| More Information: | HCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLK / YNSF |
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| Location: | Norfolk Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°2'33"S by 167°56'17"E |
| Area Served: | Norfolk Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Administration of Norfolk Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLK |
| More Information: | NLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Columbia County Airport (HCC):
- Because of Columbia County Airport's relatively low elevation of 198 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia County 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 closest airport to Columbia County Airport (HCC) is Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of HCC.
- Columbia County Airport (HCC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Columbia County Airport", another name for HCC is "1B1".
- The furthest airport from Columbia County Airport (HCC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,687 miles (18,809 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Norfolk Island Airport (NLK):
- Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Norfolk Island Airport", another name for NLK is "YSNF".
- From New Caledonia other Pacific Islands such as Vanuatu and Fiji are within range and can be used as further 'stepping stones' to the other South Pacific and North Pacific destinations.
- Norfolk Island is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.
- Norfolk Island Airport was ranked 56th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- Because of Norfolk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Norfolk Island 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 closest airport to Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA), which is located 478 miles (769 kilometers) NNW of NLK.
- The furthest airport from Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) is Tan Tan Airport (TTA), which is nearly antipodal to Norfolk Island Airport (meaning Norfolk Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tan Tan Airport), and is located 12,369 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Tan-Tan, Morocco.
- Norfolk Island Airport handled 57,758 passengers last year.
- The airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific.
