Nonstop flight route between Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada and Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Miramichi Airport (YCH), Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada and Darwin International Airport (DRW), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,865 miles (or 15,877 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 Miramichi Airport and Darwin 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 Miramichi Airport and Darwin 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: | YCH / CYCH |
| Airport Name: | Miramichi Airport |
| Location: | Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°0'20"N by 65°27'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Miramichi Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YCH |
| More Information: | YCH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRW / YPDN |
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| Location: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°24'52"S by 130°52'36"E |
| Area Served: | Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Operator/Owner: | Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA) / RAAF Darwin |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRW |
| More Information: | DRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Miramichi Airport (YCH):
- Since the closure of the airbase, the airport only has one runway operational for aircraft and one closed runway for glider use only.
- Because of Miramichi Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Miramichi 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 Miramichi Airport (YCH) is Bathurst Airport (ZBF), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNW of YCH.
- The airport is the former site of CFB Chatham, a military air base, which closed in 1996, after military units were moved to other bases.
- Miramichi Airport (YCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Miramichi Airport (YCH) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Darwin International Airport (DRW):
- Because of Darwin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Darwin 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.
- Between 1950 and 1974 Darwin Airport acted as the primary domestic and international airport for the Northern Territory and a very important stop for airlines flying between Australia, Asia and onwards to Europe.
- The closest airport to Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Bathurst Island Airport (BRT), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of DRW.
- Darwin International Airport (DRW) has 2 runways.
- The head office of Airnorth is on the airport property.
- Darwin International Airport handled 1,743,734 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,867 miles (19,099 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- In 2008 the Australian Infrastructure Fund, which holds 28.2% of Northern Territory Airports, announced that the airport would undergo a $60 million expansion to cater for growing passenger numbers.
- In addition to being known as "Darwin International Airport", another name for DRW is "RAAF Base Darwin".
