Nonstop flight route between Airlie Beach, Australia and Kingston, Jamaica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia and Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), Kingston, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,468 miles (or 15,238 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 Whitsunday Airport and Norman Manley International 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 Whitsunday Airport and Norman Manley International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSY / YWHI | 
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| Location: | Airlie Beach, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Jeffrey Ruddell | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WSY | 
| More Information: | WSY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIN / MKJP | 
| Airport Name: | Norman Manley International Airport | 
| Location: | Kingston, Jamaica | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'8"N by 76°47'14"W | 
| Area Served: | Kingston, Jamaica | 
| Operator/Owner: | NMIA Airports Limited | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIN | 
| More Information: | KIN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Airport", another name for WSY is "Shute Harbour Airport".
 - Whitsunday Airport (WSY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of WSY.
 - Because of Whitsunday Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday 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 Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,982 miles (19,283 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
 
Facts about Norman Manley International Airport (KIN):
- Additionally a new multi-level passenger finger that will enable the separation of arriving and departing passengers, as required by security regulations, will be included.
 - The furthest airport from Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
 - Norman Manley International Airport handled 1,714,710 passengers last year.
 - The airport features in the first James Bond movie, Dr No.
 - The closest airport to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NNW of KIN.
 - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Norman Manley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Manley 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.
 
