Nonstop flight route between Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), Heraklion, Crete, Greece and Dunk Island Airport (DKI), Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,655 miles (or 13,929 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” and Dunk 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 Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” and Dunk Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER):

• The closest airport to Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Sitia Airport (JSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of HER.
• The airport is named after Heraklion native Nikos Kazantzakis, a Greek writer and philosopher.
• The furthest airport from Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”", another name for HER is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ηρακλείου “Νίκος Καζαντζάκης”".
• Annual passenger throughput - 11 year history
• Because of Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”'s relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” 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.
• Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) has 2 runways.

Facts about Dunk Island Airport (DKI):

• The closest airport to Dunk Island Airport (DKI) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NW of DKI.
• Dunk Island Airport (DKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Dunk Island Airport (DKI) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,857 miles (19,082 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Because of Dunk Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Dunk 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.