Nonstop flight route between St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°24'52"S by 130°52'36"E)
Distance from ISC to DRW:
8,894.52 miles (14,314.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St Mary's Airport (ISC), St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and Darwin International Airport (DRW), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,895 miles (or 14,314 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 St Mary's Airport and Darwin International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISC / EGHE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'47"N by 6°17'30"W |
| Area Served: | Isles of Scilly |
| Operator/Owner: | Council of the Isles of Scilly |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ISC |
| More Information: | ISC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRW / YPDN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°24'52"S by 130°52'36"E |
| Area Served: | Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Operator/Owner: | Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA) / RAAF Darwin |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRW |
| More Information: | DRW Maps & Info |
Facts about St Mary's Airport (ISC):
- In 1938 Great Western and Southern Airlines took over Olley Air Service and Channel Air Ferries.
- Because of St Mary's Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at St Mary's 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.
- A public footpath passes within a few metres of the southern end of the runway.
- After being in operation for 48 years, the helicopter service between St Mary's and the mainland UK ceased operations in October 2012, leaving Skybus as the sole remaining air link for the Isles of Scilly.
- The furthest airport from St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to St Mary's Airport (meaning St Mary's Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,501 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "St Mary's Airport", other names for ISC include "Isles of Scilly Airport" and "Scilly Isles/St Mary's Airport".
- The closest airport to St Mary's Airport (ISC) is Tresco Heliport (TSO), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NW of ISC.
- In February 2014, the Council of the Isles of Scilly approved a plan to share the management of St Mary's Airport with Westward Airways, who operate Land's End Airport.
- St Mary's Airport (ISC) has 2 runways.
- St Mary's Airport handled 89,170 passengers last year.
Facts about Darwin International Airport (DRW):
- Australian low-cost carrier, Jetstar Airways, had expressed a keen interest in developing Darwin Airport as a hub for its trips to Asia.
- The furthest airport from Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,867 miles (19,099 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- In addition to being known as "Darwin International Airport", another name for DRW is "RAAF Base Darwin".
- Darwin International Airport (DRW) has 2 runways.
- The head office of Airnorth is on the airport property.
- The closest airport to Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Bathurst Island Airport (BRT), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of DRW.
- In 1945 the Department of Aviation made the existing Darwin military airfield available for civil aviation purpose.
- Because of Darwin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Darwin 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.
- Darwin International Airport handled 1,743,734 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.84 miles (4.57 km) NW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 30.53 miles (49.13 km) ENE | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 67.96 miles (109.37 km) ENE | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 102.94 miles (165.66 km) ENE | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 131.88 miles (212.24 km) SE | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 6 | 139.03 miles (223.75 km) ENE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 143.79 miles (231.41 km) SE | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 8 | 144.77 miles (232.98 km) NNE | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 150.00 miles (241.40 km) ESE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 10 | 152.02 miles (244.65 km) NE | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 160.86 miles (258.88 km) NNW | Waterford Airport (WAT) | Waterford, Ireland | |
| 12 | 162.04 miles (260.78 km) NE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 164.12 miles (264.13 km) NW | Cork Airport (ORK) | Cork, Ireland | |
| 14 | 164.85 miles (265.30 km) NE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 164.99 miles (265.52 km) SE | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,117.14 miles (19,500.60 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,106.07 miles (19,482.77 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,090.05 miles (19,457.00 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,073.92 miles (19,431.04 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,054.36 miles (19,399.56 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,032.00 miles (19,363.59 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,026.97 miles (19,355.48 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,021.86 miles (19,347.26 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,011.90 miles (19,331.22 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,989.48 miles (19,295.15 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,988.83 miles (19,294.11 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,984.79 miles (19,287.61 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,979.92 miles (19,279.76 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,958.16 miles (19,244.74 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,922.75 miles (19,187.75 km) SSE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.86 miles (77.03 km) NNW | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 2 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) NNW | Snake Bay Airport (SNB) | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 3 | 76.52 miles (123.14 km) NNW | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 137.05 miles (220.56 km) E | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 5 | 138.79 miles (223.37 km) NE | Croker Island Airport (CKI) | Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 155.78 miles (250.70 km) SW | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 228.06 miles (367.03 km) E | Maningrida Airport (MNG) | Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 272.12 miles (437.93 km) E | Milingimbi Airport (MGT) | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 274.09 miles (441.10 km) SSW | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 306.89 miles (493.89 km) SSW | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 318.10 miles (511.93 km) E | Elcho Island Airport (ELC) | Elcho Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 332.54 miles (535.18 km) E | Lake Evella Airport (LEL) | Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 13 | 333.77 miles (537.15 km) SSW | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 346.69 miles (557.94 km) S | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 15 | 390.73 miles (628.82 km) ESE | Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,867.37 miles (19,098.64 km) NNE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 2 | 11,853.67 miles (19,076.58 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 11,820.97 miles (19,023.96 km) NE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 11,802.38 miles (18,994.04 km) NE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 5 | 11,772.59 miles (18,946.09 km) NNE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 6 | 11,768.99 miles (18,940.31 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 7 | 11,767.79 miles (18,938.37 km) NNE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 8 | 11,749.69 miles (18,909.25 km) NE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 9 | 11,748.91 miles (18,907.99 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 10 | 11,744.78 miles (18,901.35 km) NNE | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 11 | 11,736.57 miles (18,888.14 km) E | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 12 | 11,736.54 miles (18,888.09 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,734.86 miles (18,885.38 km) NE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 14 | 11,724.37 miles (18,868.49 km) NE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 15 | 11,712.77 miles (18,849.84 km) ENE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |