Nonstop flight route between Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Hudson, New York, United States:
Departure Airport:
(21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°17'29"N by 73°42'37"W)
Distance from MKY to HCC:
9,566.22 miles (15,395.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia and Columbia County Airport (HCC), Hudson, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,566 miles (or 15,395 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 Columbia County 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 Columbia County 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: | HCC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hudson, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°17'29"N by 73°42'37"W |
| Area Served: | Hudson, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Columbia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 198 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HCC |
| More Information: | HCC Maps & Info |
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- In January 2010, Auckland International Airport Limited, announced plans to purchase almost 25 per cent of North Queensland Airports, operator of the airports at Cairns and Mackay, for about $167 million.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- In 1938, the airport held an airshow featuring ten aircraft, which attracted over 8,000 spectators.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- 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.
Facts about Columbia County Airport (HCC):
- Columbia County Airport (HCC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Columbia County Airport's relatively low elevation of 198 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia County 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.
- In addition to being known as "Columbia County Airport", another name for HCC is "1B1".
- The furthest airport from Columbia County Airport (HCC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,687 miles (18,809 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Columbia County Airport (HCC) is Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of HCC.
| 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 | 17.36 miles (27.95 km) ESE | Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR) | Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 2 | 23.28 miles (37.47 km) ENE | Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF) | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 3 | 31.97 miles (51.45 km) N | Albany International Airport (ALB) | Albany, New York, United States | |
| 4 | 40.33 miles (64.91 km) NNW | Schenectady County Airport (SCH) | Schenectady, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 46.79 miles (75.30 km) S | Dutchess County Airport (POU) | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | |
| 6 | 51.71 miles (83.22 km) E | Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF) | Westfield / Springfield, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 7 | 57.99 miles (93.32 km) ESE | Bradley International Airport (BDL) | Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States | |
| 8 | 58.05 miles (93.42 km) SSW | Stewart International Airport (SWF) | Newburgh, New York, United States | |
| 9 | 60.51 miles (97.37 km) E | Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF) | Springfield/Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 10 | 61.06 miles (98.26 km) SSW | Orange County Airport (MGJ) | Montgomery, New York, United States | |
| 11 | 63.47 miles (102.15 km) SSE | Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 12 | 64.56 miles (103.89 km) WNW | Cooperstown-Westville Airport (COP) | Cooperstown, New York, United States | |
| 13 | 64.62 miles (104.00 km) S | Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | |
| 14 | 66.59 miles (107.17 km) SE | Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 15 | 66.83 miles (107.55 km) ESE | Rentschler Heliport (EHT) | East Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,687.25 miles (18,808.75 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,667.79 miles (18,777.44 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,663.47 miles (18,770.49 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,636.82 miles (18,727.60 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,635.29 miles (18,725.14 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,580.72 miles (18,637.32 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,563.67 miles (18,609.87 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,557.87 miles (18,600.55 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,546.05 miles (18,581.53 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,476.66 miles (18,469.84 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,405.47 miles (18,355.28 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,392.47 miles (18,334.36 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,382.15 miles (18,317.75 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,351.36 miles (18,268.20 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,333.05 miles (18,238.73 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |