Nonstop flight route between Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia and Pasco, Washington, United States:
Departure Airport:
(20°42'43"S by 116°46'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°15'52"N by 119°7'8"W)
Distance from KTA to PSC:
8,856.47 miles (14,253.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karratha Airport (KTA), Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia and Tri-Cities Airport (PSC), Pasco, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,856 miles (or 14,253 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 Tri-Cities 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 Tri-Cities 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: | PSC / KPSC |
| Airport Name: | Tri-Cities Airport |
| Location: | Pasco, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°15'52"N by 119°7'8"W |
| Area Served: | Tri-Cities, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Pasco, Washington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 407 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSC |
| More Information: | PSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Karratha Airport (KTA):
- Karratha Airport (KTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Karratha Airport handled 675,207 passengers last year.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Karratha Airport (KTA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) W of KTA.
Facts about Tri-Cities Airport (PSC):
- Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) is Richland Airport (RLD), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of PSC.
- Because of Tri-Cities Airport's relatively low elevation of 407 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-Cities 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.
- An expansion and remodel project took place in 1986 that included access roads, parking lots, aircraft parking apron and more than doubling the size of the terminal.
- Pasco has had jet flights on several airlines, including Air West and Hughes Airwest with Douglas DC-9s, Cascade Airways with BAC One-Elevens, Delta Airlines with Boeing 727-200s and 737-300s, Alaska Airlines with Boeing 727s,Horizon Air with Fokker F-28s and West Coast Airlines with DC-9s.
- The furthest airport from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,781 miles (17,350 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.04 miles (143.30 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 98.07 miles (157.83 km) SE | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 122.10 miles (196.49 km) E | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 124.12 miles (199.76 km) SSE | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 157.14 miles (252.89 km) SSE | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 180.97 miles (291.25 km) SSE | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 202.18 miles (325.37 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 202.96 miles (326.63 km) SE | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 204.85 miles (329.68 km) SE | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 269.38 miles (433.52 km) SE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 349.19 miles (561.97 km) SW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 403.55 miles (649.45 km) ENE | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 411.40 miles (662.09 km) SSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 422.78 miles (680.39 km) SSE | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 470.87 miles (757.79 km) S | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,263.19 miles (19,735.64 km) N | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 2 | 12,261.75 miles (19,733.32 km) NNE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 3 | 12,258.28 miles (19,727.74 km) NNE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 4 | 12,255.98 miles (19,724.04 km) N | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 5 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) N | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 6 | 12,241.20 miles (19,700.25 km) N | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 7 | 12,238.42 miles (19,695.78 km) NE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 12,237.14 miles (19,693.72 km) NE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 12,224.91 miles (19,674.04 km) N | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 10 | 12,222.84 miles (19,670.70 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 12,214.02 miles (19,656.51 km) N | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 12 | 12,210.38 miles (19,650.65 km) NNE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 12,207.14 miles (19,645.44 km) NE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 14 | 12,205.45 miles (19,642.72 km) NNW | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 15 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) NE | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.28 miles (14.94 km) WNW | Richland Airport (RLD) | Richland, Washington, United States | |
| 2 | 30.89 miles (49.71 km) SSW | Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | |
| 3 | 41.41 miles (66.65 km) ESE | Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW) | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 41.56 miles (66.88 km) SSE | Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 65.90 miles (106.06 km) N | Grant County International Airport (MWH) | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 69.60 miles (112.01 km) WNW | Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT) | Yakima, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 71.05 miles (114.34 km) WNW | Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) | Yakima, Washington, United States | |
| 8 | 74.51 miles (119.91 km) NNW | Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH) | Ephrata, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 85.44 miles (137.51 km) NW | Bowers Field (ELN) | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 86.04 miles (138.47 km) SE | La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) | La Grande, Oregon, United States | |
| 11 | 93.65 miles (150.72 km) NNW | Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) | Wenatchee, Washington, United States | |
| 12 | 100.67 miles (162.01 km) E | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | |
| 13 | 101.14 miles (162.77 km) ENE | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) | Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States | |
| 14 | 108.06 miles (173.90 km) WSW | Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | |
| 15 | 116.06 miles (186.78 km) NE | Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,780.53 miles (17,349.53 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,699.31 miles (17,218.83 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,686.22 miles (17,197.76 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,657.62 miles (17,151.74 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,642.65 miles (17,127.65 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,599.93 miles (17,058.89 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,566.96 miles (17,005.82 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,554.87 miles (16,986.37 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,497.88 miles (16,894.65 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,492.15 miles (16,885.44 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,483.46 miles (16,871.45 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,478.70 miles (16,863.79 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,474.40 miles (16,856.87 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,467.09 miles (16,845.11 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,466.42 miles (16,844.02 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |