Nonstop flight route between Impfondo, Republic of the Congo and Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(1°35'21"N by 18°2'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°47'17"S by 151°20'30"E)
Distance from ION to CES:
8,723.06 miles (14,038.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Impfondo Airport (ION), Impfondo, Republic of the Congo and Cessnock Airport (CES), Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,723 miles (or 14,038 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 Impfondo Airport and Cessnock 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 Impfondo Airport and Cessnock Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ION / FCOI |
| Airport Name: | Impfondo Airport |
| Location: | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°35'21"N by 18°2'42"E |
| Area Served: | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ION |
| More Information: | ION Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CES / YCNK |
| Airport Name: | Cessnock Airport |
| Location: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°47'17"S by 151°20'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aviation and Leisure Corporation Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 211 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CES |
| More Information: | CES Maps & Info |
Facts about Impfondo Airport (ION):
- The closest airport to Impfondo Airport (ION) is Bétou Airport (BTB), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) NNE of ION.
- The furthest airport from Impfondo Airport (ION) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Impfondo Airport (meaning Impfondo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,034 miles (19,367 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Cessnock Airport (CES):
- The furthest airport from Cessnock Airport (CES) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Cessnock Airport (meaning Cessnock Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,087 miles (19,451 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Cessnock Airport (CES) is Maitland Airport (MTL), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NE of CES.
- Because of Cessnock Airport's relatively low elevation of 211 feet, planes can take off or land at Cessnock 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.
- Built by the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942 during World War II named as RAAF Base Pokolbin, as part of a system of parent and satellite aerodromes proposed throughout New South Wales.
- Cessnock Airport (CES) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 105.69 miles (170.09 km) NNE | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo |     |
| 2 | 109.57 miles (176.33 km) S | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 123.06 miles (198.05 km) ESE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 196.82 miles (316.75 km) N | Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF) | Bangui, Central African Republic | |
| 5 | 203.10 miles (326.85 km) WSW | Makoua Airport (MKJ) | Makoua, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 205.96 miles (331.47 km) SW | Owando Airport (FTX) | Owando, Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 220.12 miles (354.26 km) SSE | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 234.90 miles (378.04 km) ESE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 239.38 miles (385.24 km) NW | Berbérati Airport (BBT) | Berbérati, Central African Republic | |
| 10 | 241.72 miles (389.00 km) E | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 243.54 miles (391.95 km) SW | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 244.93 miles (394.17 km) S | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 255.67 miles (411.47 km) N | Bossembélé Airport (BEM) | Bossembélé, Central African Republic | |
| 14 | 258.17 miles (415.49 km) SW | Boundji Airport (BOE) | Boundji, Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 268.74 miles (432.49 km) WSW | Kelle Airport (KEE) | Kelle, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,034.00 miles (19,366.80 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,825.86 miles (19,031.83 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,758.70 miles (18,923.75 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,426.23 miles (18,388.69 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,422.43 miles (18,382.58 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,419.50 miles (18,377.85 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,375.96 miles (18,307.79 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,357.64 miles (18,278.31 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,347.24 miles (18,261.57 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,340.97 miles (18,251.48 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,336.73 miles (18,244.66 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,217.19 miles (18,052.27 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,197.81 miles (18,021.08 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,171.90 miles (17,979.39 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,155.81 miles (17,953.50 km) SW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.35 miles (16.66 km) NE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 26.19 miles (42.16 km) SE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 28.63 miles (46.07 km) E | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 80.56 miles (129.64 km) S | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 5 | 81.14 miles (130.58 km) SSW | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 94.37 miles (151.88 km) SSW | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 101.85 miles (163.91 km) W | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 106.83 miles (171.93 km) WSW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 121.25 miles (195.13 km) NNW | Tamworth Airport (TMW) | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 123.08 miles (198.08 km) NW | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) SSW | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 129.08 miles (207.74 km) NE | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 141.53 miles (227.77 km) NNW | Gunnedah Airport (GUH) | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 145.03 miles (233.40 km) NE | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 156.99 miles (252.64 km) N | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,086.58 miles (19,451.41 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,056.02 miles (19,402.24 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,040.76 miles (19,377.68 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,038.21 miles (19,373.58 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,014.83 miles (19,335.95 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,999.80 miles (19,311.76 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,955.79 miles (19,240.92 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,942.04 miles (19,218.80 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,746.70 miles (18,904.43 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,728.65 miles (18,875.38 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,723.13 miles (18,866.50 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,680.39 miles (18,797.71 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,647.12 miles (18,744.18 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,646.29 miles (18,742.83 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,578.22 miles (18,633.29 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |