Nonstop flight route between Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada and Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM), Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada and Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,134 miles (or 14,699 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 Chatham-Kent Airport and Hervey Bay 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 Chatham-Kent Airport and Hervey Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM):

• The Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport is owned and operated by the Municipality of Chatham–Kent.
• The furthest airport from Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,341 miles (18,252 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Chatham-Kent Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Chatham-Kent 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 Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) is Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of XCM.
• Chatham-Kent Airport (XCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Chatham-Kent Airport", other names for XCM include "Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport" and "CYCK".

Facts about Hervey Bay Airport (HVB):

• Up until September 2006, Sunshine Express Airlines provided daily services to the airport from Brisbane.
• Because of Hervey Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Hervey Bay 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.
• Hervey Bay Airport is the main airport for the city of Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia and the Fraser Coast region which incorporates the nearby cities of Maryborough and Bundaberg.
• The closest airport to Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) is Maryborough Airport (MBH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SW of HVB.
• The furthest airport from Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,861 miles (19,088 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• The new airport, which is located 5 nautical miles southeast of Pialba, opened in mid-2005, after the existing airfield underwent an $11.5 million upgrade which included the construction of a new terminal building and the extension of the existing 1,500 m runway to 2,000 m to accommodate jet services from Virgin Australia.
• Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) currently has only 1 runway.