Nonstop flight route between Sardinia, Italy and Cairns, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tortolì Airport (TTB), Sardinia, Italy and Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,372 miles (or 15,082 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 Tortolì Airport and Cairns 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 Tortolì Airport and Cairns Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tortolì Airport (TTB):

• The furthest airport from Tortolì Airport (TTB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Tortolì Airport (meaning Tortolì Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,022 miles (19,348 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Tortolì Airport", another name for TTB is "Aeroporto di Tortolì".
• Tortolì Airport (TTB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tortolì Airport (TTB) is Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SW of TTB.

Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):

• Cairns Airport handled 3,848,728 passengers last year.
• Ranks are located near both the International and Domestic Terminals.
• A$200 million redevelopment of the Domestic terminal started in August 2007 and was completed in 2010.
• Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Short-term and long-term parking, including a covered car park and parking for people with a disability are located within the public carparks adjacent to both the Domestic and International Terminals.
• The airport has direct flights to 20 international and 44 domestic destinations and many general aviation flights including a number of helicopter operators.
• Because of Cairns Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairns 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 Cairns Airport (CNS) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,832 miles (19,041 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• The closest airport to Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.