Nonstop flight route between Castries, Saint Lucia and Kingscote, South Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(14°1'13"N by 60°59'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°42'50"S by 137°31'18"E)
Distance from SLU to KGC:
10,548.69 miles (16,976.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), Castries, Saint Lucia and Kingscote Airport (KGC), Kingscote, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,549 miles (or 16,976 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 George F. L. Charles Airport and Kingscote 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 George F. L. Charles Airport and Kingscote Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLU / TLPC |
| Airport Name: | George F. L. Charles Airport |
| Location: | Castries, Saint Lucia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°1'13"N by 60°59'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLU |
| More Information: | SLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGC / YKSC |
| Airport Name: | Kingscote Airport |
| Location: | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°42'50"S by 137°31'18"E |
| Area Served: | Kangaroo Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Kangaroo Island Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGC |
| More Information: | KGC Maps & Info |
Facts about George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU):
- The following airlines fly passenger services to George F.
- The closest airport to George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) S of SLU.
- George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of George F. L. Charles Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at George F. L. Charles 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 George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to George F. L. Charles Airport (meaning George F. L. Charles Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,511 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
Facts about Kingscote Airport (KGC):
- The closest airport to Kingscote Airport (KGC) is Adelaide Airport (ADL), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) NE of KGC.
- Kingscote Airport handled 51,021 passengers last year.
- Kingscote Airport was ranked 60th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- Because of Kingscote Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingscote 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 Kingscote Airport (KGC) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,764 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Kingscote Airport (KGC) has 3 runways.
- In competition with the larger aircraft, and generally with more flexible timetables, a succession of smaller airlines from the 1980s tried with varying success to maintain a 'second string' presence.
- Guinea Airways operated the first commercial service to Kangaroo Island, commencing in the 1930s.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.01 miles (32.21 km) S | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia |     |
| 2 | 39.52 miles (63.60 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 3 | 62.26 miles (100.19 km) SSW | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 73.55 miles (118.37 km) SSW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 79.23 miles (127.51 km) S | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 6 | 94.25 miles (151.69 km) SSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 94.79 miles (152.54 km) NNW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 8 | 102.24 miles (164.53 km) SSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 9 | 107.46 miles (172.93 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 10 | 111.40 miles (179.28 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 11 | 120.11 miles (193.30 km) ESE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 12 | 133.32 miles (214.55 km) NNW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 13 | 149.18 miles (240.08 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 14 | 159.06 miles (255.98 km) NNW | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 15 | 198.63 miles (319.67 km) S | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,123.68 miles (19,511.12 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,121.04 miles (19,506.87 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,091.17 miles (19,458.81 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,057.51 miles (19,404.63 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,050.34 miles (19,393.10 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,049.82 miles (19,392.26 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,044.54 miles (19,383.76 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,036.89 miles (19,371.45 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,028.91 miles (19,358.61 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,024.53 miles (19,351.55 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,011.10 miles (19,329.94 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,005.54 miles (19,320.99 km) SSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,005.52 miles (19,320.97 km) SSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,996.82 miles (19,306.96 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,989.28 miles (19,294.83 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.82 miles (125.24 km) NE | Adelaide Airport (ADL) | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 145.91 miles (234.81 km) NNW | Cowell Airport (CCW) | Cowell, South Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 150.01 miles (241.42 km) NNW | Cleve Airport (CVC) | Cleve, South Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 173.12 miles (278.60 km) N | Port Pirie Airport (PPI) | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 206.97 miles (333.08 km) ENE | Renmark Airport (RMK) | Renmark, South Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 228.81 miles (368.23 km) SE | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 7 | 267.60 miles (430.65 km) ESE | Horsham Airport (HSM) | Horsham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 269.69 miles (434.02 km) ENE | Robinvale Airport (RBC) | Robinvale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 271.22 miles (436.48 km) NW | Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 271.40 miles (436.77 km) E | Hopetoun Airport (HTU) | Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia | |
| 11 | 277.98 miles (447.36 km) ENE | Mildura Airport (MQL) | Mildura, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 282.53 miles (454.68 km) SE | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 284.98 miles (458.63 km) ESE | Hamilton Airport (HLT) | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 293.38 miles (472.15 km) NNE | Wilpena Pound (HWK) | Hawker, South Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 322.93 miles (519.70 km) ESE | Ararat Airport (ARY) | Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,764.49 miles (18,933.07 km) WNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 11,758.58 miles (18,923.55 km) WNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 11,655.03 miles (18,756.90 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,639.98 miles (18,732.68 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,611.11 miles (18,686.23 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 11,565.74 miles (18,613.21 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,498.34 miles (18,504.74 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,471.01 miles (18,460.76 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,460.06 miles (18,443.13 km) NNE | St. John's International Airport (YYT) | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,396.16 miles (18,340.30 km) NE | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 11 | 11,373.32 miles (18,303.54 km) NE | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 12 | 11,337.00 miles (18,245.10 km) NNE | Gander International Airport (YQX) | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | |
| 13 | 11,274.21 miles (18,144.05 km) NE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 14 | 11,238.22 miles (18,086.12 km) NE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 15 | 11,236.91 miles (18,084.00 km) NE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |