Nonstop flight route between Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Ceduna, South Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Ceduna Airport (CED), Ceduna, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,217 miles (or 1,958 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 relatively short distance between Mackay Airport and Ceduna Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CED / YCDU |
Airport Name: | Ceduna Airport |
Location: | Ceduna, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°7'50"S by 133°42'34"E |
Operator/Owner: | District Council of Ceduna |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 77 feet (23 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CED |
More Information: | CED Maps & Info |
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- 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 (MKY) has 2 runways.
- In the year 2008, the airport handled 837,416 passengers making it the 15th busiest airport in Australia.
- In November 2008, Mackay Airport was sold to a private consortium to fund the development of Mackay Hospital.
- 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 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.
Facts about Ceduna Airport (CED):
- The closest airport to Ceduna Airport (CED) is Streaky Bay Airport (KBY), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of CED.
- The furthest airport from Ceduna Airport (CED) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Ceduna Airport's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Ceduna 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.