Nonstop flight route between Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia and Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia and Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL), Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,953 miles (or 11,190 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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International 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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International 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: | RGL / SAWG | 
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| Location: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'30"S by 69°18'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RGL | 
| More Information: | RGL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI):
- 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".
 - Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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 handled 457,641 passengers last year.
 - *Sydney route included from July 2009
 - 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 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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL):
- The closest airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) SSW of RGL.
 - Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport", another name for RGL is "Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández"".
 - Because of Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International 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 Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (meaning Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,321 miles (19,829 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.
 
