Nonstop flight route between Marcoola, Queensland, Australia and Dublin, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY), Marcoola, Queensland, Australia and Dublin Airport (DUB), Dublin, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,303 miles (or 16,581 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 Sunshine-Coast-Airport and Dublin 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 Sunshine-Coast-Airport and Dublin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY):

• The closest airport to Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) S of MCY.
• The furthest airport from Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• The airport handles aircraftmovements of around 87,000 per annum, has a capacity of 900,000 passengermovements per annum.
• Because of Sunshine-Coast-Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Sunshine-Coast-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 airport master plan proposes building a new 2,450 m Runway 13/31 some time before 2020.
• The airport has one terminal.
• The Sunshine Coast Airport is situated at Marcoola 10 km north of Maroochydore, and is owned, operated, managed and developed by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, which assumed the powers of the former Shire of Maroochy.
• Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) has 2 runways.
• Highway access and the entrance road to the Sunshine Coast Airport have both recently been upgraded in mid-2010.

Facts about Dublin Airport (DUB):

• In October 2004, Aer Rianta was renamed as the Dublin Airport Authority plc, following the State Airports Act 2004.
• In addition to being known as "Dublin Airport", another name for DUB is "Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath".
• Dublin Airport (DUB) has 2 runways.
• With the success of Ireland's 'Celtic Tiger' economy, Dublin Airport saw growth in the 1990s and 2000s.
• On 8 June 2012, United Airlines commenced a new daily service to Washington DC, also to operate from Terminal 2.
• Dublin Airport handled 20,166,783 passengers last year.
• In February 2010, United Arab Emirates airline Etihad Airways announced an increase in services to Dublin from Abu Dhabi which means that from 28 March 2010 twice-daily flights are available on Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays with a once-daily service on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
• The greatest objections continue to come from Ryanair.
• The furthest airport from Dublin Airport (DUB) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Because of Dublin Airport's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Dublin 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 Dublin Airport (DUB) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SW of DUB.
• During the 1980s, major competition, especially on the Dublin–London routes, resulted in passenger numbers swelling to 5.1 million in 1989.