Nonstop flight route between Santiago, Dominican Republic and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cibao International Airport (STI), Santiago, Dominican Republic and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,599 miles (or 15,448 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 Cibao International Airport and Gold Coast 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 Cibao International Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | STI / MDST |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°24'21"N by 70°36'16"W |
| Area Served: | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Santiago |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 565 feet (172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from STI |
| More Information: | STI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OOL / YBCG |
| Airport Name: | Gold Coast Airport |
| Location: | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°9'53"S by 153°30'17"E |
| Area Served: | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OOL |
| More Information: | OOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Cibao International Airport (STI):
- In June, 2008, Continental Airlines announced the discontinuation of their services to Santiago until September 3.
- The furthest airport from Cibao International Airport (STI) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Cibao International Airport (meaning Cibao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Cibao International Airport handled 1,092,229 passengers last year.
- United Airlines operates a daily flight to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey using the Boeing 737-900ER.
- In addition to being known as "Cibao International Airport", another name for STI is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao".
- The airport was inaugurated on March 18, 2002 with two direct flights to San Juan operated by American Eagle.
- Because of Cibao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 565 feet, planes can take off or land at Cibao 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.
- The closest airport to Cibao International Airport (STI) is Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of STI.
- The airport's owners are planning to expand the runway and the construction of the new taxiway next to the runway by the next year.
- Cibao International Airport (STI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):
- Until 1999 the airport was known as Coolangatta Airport.
- The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
- On 13 August 2012 Qantas announced that it will return to Gold Coast, flying from Sydney three times daily using a Boeing 737-800.
- Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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 closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
- On 13 June 2010 start up airline PacificFlier began weekly services from Koror, Palau, using an Airbus A310.
- The airport opened an extension to the main runway as well as a full length parallel taxiway in May 2007.
- On 1 January 1988 the airport ownership was transferred from the government to the Federal Airports Corporation.
- Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
