Nonstop flight route between Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia and Cordova, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia and Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV), Cordova, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,662 miles (or 10,721 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 Great Barrier Reef Airport and Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith 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 Great Barrier Reef Airport and Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTI / YBHM |
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Location: | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°21'29"S by 148°57'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Great Barrier Reef Airport Pty Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTI |
More Information: | HTI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDV / PACV |
Airport Name: | Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport |
Location: | Cordova, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°29'30"N by 145°28'38"W |
Area Served: | Cordova, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDV |
More Information: | CDV Maps & Info |
Facts about Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI):
- Great Barrier Reef Airport handled 457,641 passengers last year.
- Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the year ending 30 June 2011 the airport handled 457,641 passengers making it the 19th busiest airport in Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Great Barrier Reef Airport", another name for HTI is "Hamilton Island".
- The furthest airport from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,990 miles (19,297 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Because of Great Barrier Reef Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Great Barrier Reef 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 Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HTI.
Facts about Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV):
- Because of Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,640 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 15,372 enplanements in 2009, and 17,856 in 2010.
- Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV) is Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of CDV.
- The furthest airport from Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,562 miles (16,998 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.