Nonstop flight route between Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Denver, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
(21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°54'32"N by 105°7'1"W)
Distance from MKY to BJC:
7,957.48 miles (12,806.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), Denver, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,957 miles (or 12,806 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 Mackay Airport and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan 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 Mackay Airport and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKY / YBMK |
| Airport Name: | Mackay Airport |
| Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKY |
| More Information: | MKY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJC / KBJC |
| Airport Name: | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport |
| Location: | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°54'32"N by 105°7'1"W |
| Area Served: | Denver, Colorado |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5673 feet (1,729 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJC |
| More Information: | BJC Maps & Info |
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- In the year 2008, the airport handled 837,416 passengers making it the 15th busiest airport in Australia.
- Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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 Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- Mackay Airport had grass landing strips until 1940, when the Commonwealth Government extended the airport's boundaries and upgraded the runways to unsealed gravel for use during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC):
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport covers an area of 1,700 acres at an elevation of 5,673 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,886 miles (17,519 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) has 3 runways.
- Because of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport's high elevation of 5,673 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) is Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of BJC.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.11 miles (93.52 km) NNW | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 61.89 miles (99.61 km) NW | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 67.65 miles (108.87 km) NNW | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 4 | 93.60 miles (150.63 km) SW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 101.23 miles (162.91 km) NW | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 113.05 miles (181.93 km) SSW | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 116.77 miles (187.92 km) SSW | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 149.11 miles (239.97 km) SW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 169.67 miles (273.06 km) S | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 173.70 miles (279.55 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 177.45 miles (285.58 km) SSW | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 203.48 miles (327.47 km) WNW | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 205.13 miles (330.12 km) NW | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 227.49 miles (366.10 km) SE | Gladstone Airport (GLT) | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 238.20 miles (383.35 km) SW | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,973.25 miles (19,269.02 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,955.64 miles (19,240.69 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.27 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,838.42 miles (19,052.05 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,836.76 miles (19,049.37 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,835.07 miles (19,046.65 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,812.09 miles (19,009.67 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,790.55 miles (18,975.00 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,787.33 miles (18,969.82 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,550.11 miles (18,588.06 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,547.69 miles (18,584.16 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,470.56 miles (18,460.02 km) NW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,470.40 miles (18,459.77 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,460.55 miles (18,443.92 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,455.06 miles (18,435.09 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.70 miles (17.22 km) NNW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 23.77 miles (38.26 km) E | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 27.40 miles (44.09 km) SSE | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 37.93 miles (61.05 km) N | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 44.58 miles (71.74 km) NE | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 64.96 miles (104.54 km) SSE | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) SSE | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 79.66 miles (128.19 km) SW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 85.60 miles (137.76 km) N | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 87.63 miles (141.02 km) N | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 11 | 97.37 miles (156.70 km) W | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 12 | 101.26 miles (162.96 km) NNW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 101.38 miles (163.15 km) WNW | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 101.93 miles (164.04 km) E | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 104.64 miles (168.40 km) WSW | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,885.91 miles (17,519.13 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,750.30 miles (17,300.89 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,716.25 miles (17,246.10 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,695.97 miles (17,213.45 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,524.44 miles (16,937.41 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,410.97 miles (16,754.79 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,401.29 miles (16,739.21 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,365.91 miles (16,682.27 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,297.63 miles (16,572.38 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,260.86 miles (16,513.21 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,250.92 miles (16,497.22 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,233.96 miles (16,469.93 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,215.70 miles (16,440.53 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,204.51 miles (16,422.53 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,198.16 miles (16,412.31 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |