Nonstop flight route between Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States and Mackay, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI), Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States and Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,322 miles (or 15,002 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 Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport and Mackay 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 Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport and Mackay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IDI / KIDI |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°37'55"N by 79°6'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1405 feet (428 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IDI |
More Information: | IDI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKY / YBMK |
Airport Name: | Mackay Airport |
Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKY |
More Information: | MKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI):
- Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) is John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of IDI.
- The Indiana County Airport Authority has received approval and funding for a new runway 5500 X 100 feet and will allow the installation of an Instrument Landing System.
- In addition to being known as "Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport", another name for IDI is "Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field)".
- The furthest airport from Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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 Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- Mackay Airport located in Mackay, Queensland, Australia is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Mackay, with flights to the cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.
- Mackay Airport had grass landing strips until 1940, when the Commonwealth Government extended the airport's boundaries and upgraded the runways to unsealed gravel for use during World War II.
- In January 2010, Auckland International Airport Limited, announced plans to purchase almost 25 per cent of North Queensland Airports, operator of the airports at Cairns and Mackay, for about $167 million.
- Despite the collapse of airlines Ansett Australia and Flight West Airlines in 2001, Mackay Airport has experienced considerable growth in recent years, due to the use of the airport by Virgin Australia and the expansion of QantasLink services, and handles over 620,000 passengers through the terminal per annum but that has slowed and the airport is up for sale.