Nonstop flight route between Tehachapi, California, United States and Cooktown, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP), Tehachapi, California, United States and Cooktown Airport (CTN), Cooktown, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,181 miles (or 11,557 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 Tehachapi Municipal Airport and Cooktown 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 Tehachapi Municipal Airport and Cooktown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSP / KTSP |
Airport Name: | Tehachapi Municipal Airport |
Location: | Tehachapi, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°8'5"N by 118°26'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tehachapi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4001 feet (1,220 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSP |
More Information: | TSP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTN / YCKN |
Airport Name: | Cooktown Airport |
Location: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°26'40"S by 145°11'3"E |
Area Served: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTN |
More Information: | CTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP):
- Because of Tehachapi Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,001 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) is Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ESE of TSP.
- The furthest airport from Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,413 miles (18,367 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Cooktown Airport (CTN):
- Cooktown Airport (CTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cooktown Airport (CTN) is Lizard Island Airport (LZR), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NNE of CTN.
- Because of Cooktown Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Cooktown 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 Cooktown Airport (CTN) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,782 miles (18,961 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.