Nonstop flight route between Mareeba, Queensland, Australia and Carajás, Pará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mareeba Airfield (MRG), Mareeba, Queensland, Australia and Carajás Airport (CKS), Carajás, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,520 miles (or 16,930 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 Mareeba Airfield and Carajás 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 Mareeba Airfield and Carajás Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRG / YMBA |
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Location: | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°4'9"S by 145°25'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tablelands Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1560 feet (475 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRG |
More Information: | MRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKS / SBCJ |
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Location: | Carajás, Pará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°6'55"S by 50°0'5"W |
Area Served: | Carajás (Parauapebas) |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2064 feet (629 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKS |
More Information: | CKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Mareeba Airfield (MRG):
- The closest airport to Mareeba Airfield (MRG) is Cairns Airport (CNS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of MRG.
- Mareeba Airfield (MRG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mareeba Airfield", another name for MRG is "Mareeba Airport".
- With the departure of the American units, Mareeba was then used by Nos 5 and 100 Squadrons, No 5 Communication Unit and a variety of Royal Australian Air Force support units, with No 24 Operational Base Unit disbanding in early 1946.
- The furthest airport from Mareeba Airfield (MRG) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,810 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Carajás Airport (CKS):
- The closest airport to Carajás Airport (CKS) is Xinguara Airport (XIG), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) S of CKS.
- Carajás Airport handled 144,428 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Carajás Airport (CKS) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Carajás Airport (meaning Carajás Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- The airport is located 18 km from downtown Parauapebas.
- Carajás Airport (CKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Carajás Airport", another name for CKS is "Aeroporto de Carajás".
- The airport was built by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce as a support to its mining activities.