Nonstop flight route between Montego Bay, Jamaica and Horn Island, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(18°30'12"N by 77°54'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°35'11"S by 142°17'23"E)
Distance from MBJ to HID:
9,699.08 miles (15,609.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sangster International Airport (MBJ), Montego Bay, Jamaica and Horn Island Airport (HID), Horn Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,699 miles (or 15,609 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 Sangster International Airport and Horn Island 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 Sangster International Airport and Horn Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBJ / MKJS |
| Airport Name: | Sangster International Airport |
| Location: | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°30'12"N by 77°54'47"W |
| Area Served: | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Operator/Owner: | MBJ Airports Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBJ |
| More Information: | MBJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HID / YHID |
| Airport Name: | Horn Island Airport |
| Location: | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'11"S by 142°17'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Torres Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HID |
| More Information: | HID Maps & Info |
Facts about Sangster International Airport (MBJ):
- The closest airport to Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is Negril Aerodrome (NEG), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of MBJ.
- Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St.
- Because of Sangster International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Sangster 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.
- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Peak arriving and departing capacity is 4,200 passengers per hour.
- The Sangster International Airport has two terminals.
- Sangster International Airport handled 3,381,490 passengers last year.
- In 2006, there was a change in management at the airport following the change in the consortium that operates this facility.
- The furthest airport from Sangster International Airport (MBJ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,877 miles (19,115 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Horn Island Airport (HID):
- Because of Horn Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Horn Island 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 Horn Island Airport (HID) is Kubin Airport (KUG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of HID.
- Horn Island Airport (HID) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Horn Island Airport (HID) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,497 miles (18,503 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.07 miles (48.39 km) WSW | Negril Aerodrome (NEG) | Negril, Jamaica |     |
| 2 | 62.28 miles (100.23 km) E | Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |
| 3 | 79.85 miles (128.51 km) ESE | Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) | Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica | |
| 4 | 83.66 miles (134.64 km) ESE | Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 5 | 92.85 miles (149.42 km) ESE | Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) | Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| 6 | 134.60 miles (216.62 km) NNE | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 7 | 152.38 miles (245.23 km) WNW | Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) | Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands | |
| 8 | 155.52 miles (250.29 km) NNE | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 162.88 miles (262.13 km) WNW | Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB) | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | |
| 10 | 169.22 miles (272.34 km) NE | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 11 | 188.88 miles (303.97 km) NNE | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 12 | 201.57 miles (324.39 km) N | Ignacio Agramonte International Airport (CMW) | Camagüey, Cuba | |
| 13 | 204.49 miles (329.09 km) ENE | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 14 | 210.29 miles (338.43 km) ENE | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 15 | 212.86 miles (342.56 km) NE | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,877.45 miles (19,114.86 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,830.50 miles (19,039.30 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,618.10 miles (18,697.47 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,572.93 miles (18,624.78 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,561.78 miles (18,606.83 km) SSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,555.45 miles (18,596.65 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,554.14 miles (18,594.54 km) SSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,551.95 miles (18,591.01 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,542.60 miles (18,575.97 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,531.51 miles (18,558.12 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,528.66 miles (18,553.54 km) SW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,527.87 miles (18,552.27 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,516.30 miles (18,533.64 km) SSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,508.19 miles (18,520.60 km) SW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,497.11 miles (18,502.76 km) SSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.38 miles (40.84 km) N | Kubin Airport (KUG) | Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 27.68 miles (44.55 km) SSE | Northern Peninsula Airport (ABM) | Bamaga, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 31.15 miles (50.13 km) NNW | Badu Island Airport (BDD) | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 58.44 miles (94.05 km) NE | Yam Island Airport (XMY) | Yam Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) NE | Coconut Island (CNC) | Coconut Island (Poruma Island), Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 93.64 miles (150.70 km) N | Boigu Island Airport (GIC) | Boigu Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 108.15 miles (174.05 km) S | Agnew Airport (AGW) | Agnew, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 121.00 miles (194.73 km) NNE | Daru Airport (DAU) | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 128.61 miles (206.98 km) ENE | Murray Island Airport (MYI) | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 138.73 miles (223.27 km) NNW | Bensbach Airport (BSP) | Bensbach, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 146.65 miles (236.01 km) S | Weipa Airport (WEI) | Weipa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 166.82 miles (268.48 km) SSE | Lockhart River Airport (IRG) | Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 180.47 miles (290.44 km) N | Awaba Airport (AWB) | Awaba, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 191.42 miles (308.05 km) NW | Mopah Airport (MKQ) | Merauke, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 195.05 miles (313.90 km) SSW | Aurukun Airport (AUU) | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,497.38 miles (18,503.19 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,485.15 miles (18,483.52 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,484.62 miles (18,482.66 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,475.42 miles (18,467.84 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,465.29 miles (18,451.55 km) NNE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,450.53 miles (18,427.80 km) NNE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,444.88 miles (18,418.70 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,442.85 miles (18,415.44 km) N | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,433.38 miles (18,400.19 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,421.97 miles (18,381.84 km) NNE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,411.02 miles (18,364.21 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,374.92 miles (18,306.12 km) NNW | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,369.80 miles (18,297.88 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,358.96 miles (18,280.42 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,357.82 miles (18,278.59 km) ENE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |