Nonstop flight route between Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE), Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,950 miles (or 14,404 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 Door County Cherryland 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 Door County Cherryland Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE):

• The closest airport to Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE) is Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SW of SUE.
• Because of Door County Cherryland Airport's relatively low elevation of 724 feet, planes can take off or land at Door County Cherryland 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.
• Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,025 miles (17,742 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Door County Cherryland Airport is home to the Door County Civil Air Patrol Senior Squadron.
• Door County Cherryland Airport covers an area of 406 acres at an elevation of 724 feet above mean sea level.
• On April 2, 2012, an 81 year old pilot was flying with his wife but became unconscious and died in mid air.

Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):

• 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.
• On 30 March 2011 Gold Coast Airport was named the Best Regional Airport Asia/Pacific and was awarded the staff Service Excellence Australia/Pacific award at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
• Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
• 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.
• In 1990 the airport welcomed its first international charter service from New Zealand, and by 1999 Air New Zealand low-cost subsidiary Freedom Air started scheduled no-frills service from Hamilton, New Zealand with Boeing 737s.
• On 1 January 1988 the airport ownership was transferred from the government to the Federal Airports Corporation.
• Gold Coast Airport, or Coolangatta Airport, is an Australian domestic and international airport located at the southern end of the Gold Coast, approximately 100 km south of Brisbane and 25 km south of Surfers Paradise.
• The final runway was confirmed as 2,492 m long in 2007, as says the plaque and photos of 2006 runway length of 2042m compared to the 2007 runway length of 2,492m on the left wall of the arrivals southern exit.