Nonstop flight route between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Charleville, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), San Juan, Puerto Rico and Charleville Airport (CTL), Charleville, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,310 miles (or 16,593 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 Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and Charleville 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 Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and Charleville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU):

• Because of Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Luis Muñoz Marín 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.
• Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) has 2 runways.
• As of 2008-Today, the airport has been receiving major upgrades, including a new terminal, pavement and expansions, new light systems, press conference rooms, and new fast food franchises along its corridors.
• Until 1955, the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport was the main international airport of Puerto Rico.
• In addition to being known as "Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport", another name for SJU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín".
• The furthest airport from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (meaning Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,708 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport serves as the Caribbean hub for Cape Air, Air Sunshine, and Seaborne Airlines, as well as a focus city for JetBlue Airways.
• The closest airport to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) W of SJU.
• Over $400 million was used to expand the airport facilities through 2011.

Facts about Charleville Airport (CTL):

• Other USAAF units assigned to Charleville were the 8th and 480th Service Squadron of the 45th Service Group.
• Charleville Airport (CTL) has 2 runways.
• During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces 63d Bombardment Squadron, assigned to the Fifth Air Force 43d Bombardment Group, flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from the airfield between 15 June-3 August 1942.
• The furthest airport from Charleville Airport (CTL) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,594 miles (18,658 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• The closest airport to Charleville Airport (CTL) is Cunnamulla Airport (CMA), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) SSW of CTL.
• The Royal Australian Air Force had a unit at Charleville.
• Charleville was also the western terminus of the Air Transport Command Pacific Wing.