Nonstop flight route between Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia and Guatemala, Cuba:
Departure Airport:
(20°21'29"S by 148°57'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°44'3"N by 75°39'25"W)
Distance from HTI to PST:
9,560.04 miles (15,385.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia and Preston Airport (PST), Guatemala, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,560 miles (or 15,385 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 Preston 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 Preston 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | PST / |
| Airport Name: | Preston Airport |
| Location: | Guatemala, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°44'3"N by 75°39'25"W |
| Area Served: | Guatemala, Holguín Province, Cuba |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PST |
| More Information: | PST Maps & Info |
Facts about Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI):
- *Sydney route included from July 2009
- The closest airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HTI.
- Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Great Barrier Reef Airport handled 457,641 passengers last year.
- The airport suffered heavily in September 2001 with the demise of Ansett Australia, which operated more heavily out of the airport than any other airline with flights to Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Preston Airport (PST):
- Preston Airport (PST) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Preston Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Preston 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 furthest airport from Preston Airport (PST) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Preston Airport (PST) is Nicaro Airport (ICR), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ESE of PST.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.91 miles (22.39 km) WNW | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia |     |
| 2 | 27.57 miles (44.38 km) WSW | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 53.23 miles (85.66 km) WNW | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 58.11 miles (93.52 km) SSE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 130.24 miles (209.60 km) SSW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 160.94 miles (259.00 km) SSW | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 161.34 miles (259.65 km) WNW | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 169.69 miles (273.09 km) S | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 175.03 miles (281.68 km) W | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 187.53 miles (301.81 km) SSW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 224.40 miles (361.13 km) S | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 227.21 miles (365.65 km) SSW | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 230.61 miles (371.13 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 248.08 miles (399.25 km) NW | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 273.20 miles (439.67 km) SSW | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,990.34 miles (19,296.54 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,975.08 miles (19,271.98 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,922.74 miles (19,187.75 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,862.76 miles (19,091.21 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,862.35 miles (19,090.56 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,850.48 miles (19,071.46 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,827.33 miles (19,034.20 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,813.82 miles (19,012.45 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,808.55 miles (19,003.98 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,532.67 miles (18,559.99 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,529.83 miles (18,555.41 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,463.49 miles (18,448.65 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,441.81 miles (18,413.77 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,439.75 miles (18,410.44 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,434.83 miles (18,402.53 km) WNW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.72 miles (14.03 km) ESE | Nicaro Airport (ICR) | Nicaro, Cuba | |
| 2 | 42.65 miles (68.63 km) W | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 3 | 47.83 miles (76.97 km) E | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 4 | 54.05 miles (86.98 km) SSW | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 5 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) SE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 6 | 66.35 miles (106.78 km) SSE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 7 | 66.60 miles (107.17 km) WSW | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 8 | 78.71 miles (126.68 km) ESE | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 9 | 97.49 miles (156.89 km) WSW | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 10 | 100.12 miles (161.13 km) N | Duncan Town Airport (DCT) | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas | |
| 11 | 129.58 miles (208.53 km) E | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 148.95 miles (239.71 km) WNW | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 13 | 168.15 miles (270.61 km) NE | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 14 | 172.72 miles (277.96 km) SE | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 15 | 172.75 miles (278.01 km) NNE | Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI) | Deadman's Cay, Long Island, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,801.81 miles (18,993.13 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,777.41 miles (18,953.85 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,751.32 miles (18,911.87 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,722.39 miles (18,865.31 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,720.65 miles (18,862.51 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,664.93 miles (18,772.83 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,648.96 miles (18,747.13 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,633.69 miles (18,722.57 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,581.35 miles (18,638.34 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,570.10 miles (18,620.23 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,568.03 miles (18,616.89 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,561.91 miles (18,607.05 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,557.99 miles (18,600.73 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,555.15 miles (18,596.17 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,512.70 miles (18,527.85 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |