Nonstop flight route between Marquette, Michigan, United States and Cairns, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sawyer International Airport (MQT), Marquette, Michigan, United States and Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,797 miles (or 14,157 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 Sawyer International Airport and Cairns 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 Sawyer International Airport and Cairns Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sawyer International Airport (MQT):

• The furthest airport from Sawyer International Airport (MQT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,980 miles (17,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Sawyer International Airport", another name for MQT is "SAW".
• The airport is home to the Marquette County Aviation Wall of Honor which features many influential pilots and engineers.
• Sawyer International Airport (MQT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sawyer International Airport (MQT) is Delta County Airport (ESC), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSE of MQT.
• Sawyer International Airport covers an area of 2,100 acres.
• There is an industrial park, the Telkite Technology Park, adjacent to the airport, with 1,000 acres of land and 1,500,000 square feet of space in a Michigan Renaissance Zone, which exempts the tenant or owner from the majority of state and local taxes.

Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):

• Airport shuttle bus services to hotels, city centre, Northern Beaches, Palm Cove, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation are available.
• The closest airport to Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.
• The airport has direct flights to 20 international and 44 domestic destinations and many general aviation flights including a number of helicopter operators.
• The furthest airport from Cairns Airport (CNS) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,832 miles (19,041 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Cairns Airport handled 3,848,728 passengers last year.
• Because of Cairns Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairns 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.
• Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
• During World War II the Australian Government bought the airport for use by the Royal Australian Air Force.