Nonstop flight route between Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia and Newquay, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia and Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY), Newquay, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,761 miles (or 14,100 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 Port Hedland International Airport and Newquay Cornwall 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 Port Hedland International Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHE / YPPD |
Airport Name: | Port Hedland International Airport |
Location: | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°22'40"S by 118°37'35"E |
Area Served: | Port Hedland and South Hedland |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Port Hedland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHE |
More Information: | PHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NQY / EGDG |
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Location: | Newquay, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°26'26"N by 4°59'43"W |
Area Served: | Newquay and Cornwall |
Operator/Owner: | Cornwall Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 390 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NQY |
More Information: | NQY Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Hedland International Airport (PHE):
- The furthest airport from Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Port Hedland International Airport (meaning Port Hedland International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
- Because of Port Hedland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Hedland International 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.
- Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) has 2 runways.
- Port Hedland International Airport was ranked 21st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- The closest airport to Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) is Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) SSW of PHE.
- Port Hedland International Airport handled 367,690 passengers last year.
Facts about Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY):
- The closest airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Land's End Airport (LEQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of NQY.
- Because of Newquay Cornwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Newquay Cornwall 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.
- Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2006 the Irish low cost carrier Ryanair pulled out of the airport ceasing flights to London Stansted and Girona-Costa Brava Airport.
- Newquay Cornwall Airport handled 174,891 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Newquay Cornwall Airport (meaning Newquay Cornwall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 2006 the airport introduced a £5 per passenger airport development fee, payable by all departing passengers via an ATM type machine prior to passing security.
- Flying operations at RAF St Mawgan ceased in December 2008.
- The expansion of the airport has been criticised by a number of environmental groups.
- In addition to being known as "Newquay Cornwall Airport", other names for NQY include "Ayrborth Tewynblustri Kernow" and "EGHQ".
- In November 2008, amidst the airport troubles, Newquay Airport released their draft master plan, outlining their plans for the airport until 2030.