Nonstop flight route between New York City, New York, United States and Karumba, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York City, New York, United States and Karumba Airport (KRB), Karumba, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,831 miles (or 15,822 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport and Karumba 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport and Karumba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK):

• The Port Authority leased the airport property from the City of New York in 1947 and maintains this lease today.
• Until the early 1990s, each terminal was known by the primary airline that served it, except for Terminal 4, which was known as the International Arrivals Building.
• John F. Kennedy International Airport handled 50,423,765 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of JFK.
• In 1951, JFK averaged 73 daily airline operations.
• The furthest airport from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The terminal was recently expanded.
• Because of John F. Kennedy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at John F. Kennedy 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 Avro Jetliner landed at JFK on April 18, 1950 and maybe in January 1951.
• John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has 4 runways.

Facts about Karumba Airport (KRB):

• Karumba Airport (KRB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Karumba Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Karumba 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 closest airport to Karumba Airport (KRB) is Burketown Airport (BUC), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) WSW of KRB.
• The furthest airport from Karumba Airport (KRB) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.