Nonstop flight route between Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clinton County Airport (PLB), Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Murray Island Airport (MYI), Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,158 miles (or 14,738 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 Clinton County Airport and Murray Island 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 Clinton County Airport and Murray Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLB / KPLB |
Airport Name: | Clinton County Airport |
Location: | Plattsburgh, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'15"N by 73°31'27"W |
Area Served: | City of Plattsburgh, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Clinton County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PLB |
More Information: | PLB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYI / YMUI |
Airport Name: | Murray Island Airport |
Location: | Murray Island, Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°54'52"S by 144°3'15"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 330 feet (101 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYI |
More Information: | MYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Clinton County Airport (PLB):
- Clinton County Airport (PLB) has 2 runways.
- In 1972, a FB-111A Aardvark landed at the airport after the pilot mistook the runway for the airport as being the nearby air force base.
- Clinton County Airport covers an area of 990 acres at an elevation of 371 ft above mean sea level.
- Clinton County transitioned to using the nearby Plattsburgh International Airport as the primary airport for the region on June 18, 2007, and Clinton County Airport is now officially closed to itinerant aircraft, though it's still used for paradrops, and a few aircraft are still based there.
- Because of Clinton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Clinton 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.
- The furthest airport from Clinton County Airport (PLB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,563 miles (18,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Clinton County Airport (PLB) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SE of PLB.
Facts about Murray Island Airport (MYI):
- The closest airport to Murray Island Airport (MYI) is Coconut Island (CNC), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) W of MYI.
- The furthest airport from Murray Island Airport (MYI) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,591 miles (18,653 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Murray Island Airport (MYI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Murray Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 330 feet, planes can take off or land at Murray Island 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.