Nonstop flight route between Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia and Pueblo, Colorado, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia and Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,006 miles (or 12,884 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 Gold Coast Airport and Pueblo Memorial 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 Gold Coast Airport and Pueblo Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):

• On 30 March 2011 Gold Coast Airport was named the Best Regional Airport Asia/Pacific and was awarded the staff Service Excellence Australia/Pacific award at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• It is anticipated that a railway station will be constructed at the airport when the Gold Coast Line is extended.
• The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
• By 1958 the taxiways and runways were fully paved, with the latter being upgraded a decade later to allow jet operations with DC-9 and L-188 Electra aircraft to begin.
• Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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.
• 2010 saw Jetstar announce the airport as its newest hub, increased services to Cairns and new direct services to Perth and Queenstown.
• Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
• On 16 May 2007, the runway extension was officially inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport, the Hon Mark Vaile MP.
• On 12 June 2012 Scoot Commenced services to Singapore.

Facts about Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB):

• Prior to commencing jet service, the original Frontier Airlines had nonstop and direct flights to Denver and Santa Fe, NM with Convair 580s and flew direct to Albuquerque, Phoenix, Tucson and other cities in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.
• In addition to being known as "Pueblo Memorial Airport", another name for PUB is "Pueblo Army Air Base".
• Today, Pueblo Memorial Airport is home of the United States Air Force Initial Flight Screening program, which began operations on October 1, 2006.
• The furthest airport from Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,964 miles (17,645 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of PUB.
• The Pueblo Airport is a popular starting point for the growing population of cyclists in the city.
• Runways 8R/26L and 17/35 are asphalt with a porous friction course overlay to improve surface drainage and increase aircraft braking action.
• Because of Pueblo Memorial Airport's high elevation of 4,729 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PUB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PUB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) has 3 runways.