Nonstop flight route between Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia and Canberra, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pukarua Airport (PUK), Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia and Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,599 miles (or 7,401 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 Pukarua Airport and Canberra 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 Pukarua Airport and Canberra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUK / NTGQ |
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Location: | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°17'44"S by 137°1'0"W |
Area Served: | Pukarua |
Operator/Owner: | DSEAC Polynésie Française |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUK |
More Information: | PUK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBR / YSCB |
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Location: | Canberra, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°18'24"S by 149°11'41"E |
Area Served: | Canberra |
Operator/Owner: | Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1886 feet (575 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBR |
More Information: | CBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Pukarua Airport (PUK):
- Pukarua Airport (PUK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pukarua Airport (PUK) is Abha Regional Airport (AHB), which is nearly antipodal to Pukarua Airport (meaning Pukarua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abha Regional Airport), and is located 12,415 miles (19,980 kilometers) away in Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia.
- In addition to being known as "Pukarua Airport", another name for PUK is "Aérodrome de Pukarua".
- The closest airport to Pukarua Airport (PUK) is Nukutavake Airport (NUK), which is located 134 miles (215 kilometers) WSW of PUK.
Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):
- Construction of the Southern Concourse was completed in late 2010 and came into service on 14 November.
- The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
- Over a dozen office buildings have also been built on airport land at Brindabella Business Park and Fairbairn.
- Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.
- The former Common User Terminal was located on the far eastern side of the building.
- In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".
- In 2010, 8 Brindabella Circuit, a building located in the administration area of the Airport precinct, won the 5 Green Stars Australian Excellence Award.