Nonstop flight route between Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia and Manchester, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karratha Airport (KTA), Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia and Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,547 miles (or 13,755 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 Karratha Airport and Manchester 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 Karratha Airport and Manchester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTA / YPKA |
| Airport Name: | Karratha Airport |
| Location: | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Roebourne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTA |
| More Information: | KTA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAN / EGCC |
| Airport Name: | Manchester Airport |
| Location: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°21'14"N by 2°16'29"W |
| Area Served: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | Manchester Airports Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAN |
| More Information: | MAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Karratha Airport (KTA):
- Karratha Airport handled 675,207 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Karratha Airport (KTA) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Karratha Airport (meaning Karratha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- Karratha Airport (KTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Karratha Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Karratha 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 Karratha Airport (KTA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of KTA.
Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):
- Terminal 2 is used by a variety of airlines, operating both charter and scheduled flights to many European and worldwide destinations.
- Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Manchester Airport (MAN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- North Africa is connected via Egyptair, Libyan Airlines and Easyjet.
- Because of Manchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester 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.
- There also plans to create a business centre to help encourage businesses to set up in Manchester.
- Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Manchester Airport (MAN) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of MAN.
- During World War II it was the Royal Air Force's base RAF Ringway, and was important in military aircraft production and training parachutists.
