Nonstop flight route between Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada and Cairns, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(52°11'44"N by 87°56'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(16°53'12"S by 145°45'17"E)
Distance from YLH to CNS:
8,652.45 miles (13,924.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lansdowne House Airport (YLH), Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada and Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,652 miles (or 13,925 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 Lansdowne House 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 Lansdowne House Airport and Cairns Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YLH / CYLH |
| Airport Name: | Lansdowne House Airport |
| Location: | Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'44"N by 87°56'3"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLH |
| More Information: | YLH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNS / YBCS |
| Airport Name: | Cairns Airport |
| Location: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°53'12"S by 145°45'17"E |
| Area Served: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | North Queensland Airports Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNS |
| More Information: | CNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Lansdowne House Airport (YLH):
- Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lansdowne House Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Lansdowne House 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 Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,735 miles (17,277 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) is Fort Hope Airport (YFH), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) S of YLH.
Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):
- The closest airport to Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.
- The airport has direct flights to 20 international and 44 domestic destinations and many general aviation flights including a number of helicopter operators.
- A$200 million redevelopment of the Domestic terminal started in August 2007 and was completed in 2010.
- Cairns Airport handled 3,848,728 passengers last year.
- Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 airport has a single runway which is 3,156 m long.
- 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.
- Cairns Airport goes back to 1928 when Tom McDonald started flying his de Havilland Gipsy Moth off a sand ridge near the present airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.79 miles (70.48 km) S | Fort Hope Airport (YFH) | Fort Hope, Ontario, Canada |     |
| 2 | 57.76 miles (92.96 km) NNE | Webequie Airport (YWP) | Webequie, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 94.23 miles (151.65 km) ESE | Ogoki Post Airport (YOG) | Ogoki Post, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 96.48 miles (155.27 km) NNW | Kasabonika Airport (XKS) | Kasabonika First Nation, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | 98.40 miles (158.37 km) NW | Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF) | Kingfisher Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 110.27 miles (177.46 km) WSW | Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) | Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 138.24 miles (222.47 km) SSW | Armstrong Airport (YYW) | Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 138.63 miles (223.10 km) NW | Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL) | Big Trout Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 149.00 miles (239.79 km) SSE | Nakina Airport (YQN) | Nakina, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | 150.98 miles (242.97 km) WNW | Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ) | Round Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 168.74 miles (271.55 km) W | Cat Lake Airport (YAC) | Cat Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 172.51 miles (277.63 km) SSE | Geraldton (Greenstone Regional) Airport (YGQ) | Geraldton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 177.27 miles (285.29 km) NW | Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE) | Bearskin Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 181.53 miles (292.15 km) WNW | Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) | Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 212.24 miles (341.57 km) NW | Sachigo Lake Airport (ZPB) | Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,735.47 miles (17,277.03 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,719.42 miles (17,251.19 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,711.84 miles (17,238.99 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,698.55 miles (17,217.61 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,685.20 miles (17,196.12 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,636.14 miles (17,117.16 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,611.23 miles (17,077.08 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,605.44 miles (17,067.76 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,593.61 miles (17,048.72 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,526.85 miles (16,941.29 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,485.87 miles (16,875.34 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,447.34 miles (16,813.32 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,431.73 miles (16,788.19 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,403.74 miles (16,743.15 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,393.44 miles (16,726.57 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.52 miles (41.08 km) WSW | Mareeba Airfield (MRG) | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 77.19 miles (124.22 km) SSE | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 82.92 miles (133.44 km) WSW | Chillagoe Airport (LLG) | Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 106.58 miles (171.52 km) NNW | Cooktown Airport (CTN) | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 154.22 miles (248.20 km) N | Lizard Island Airport (LZR) | Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 176.46 miles (283.99 km) SSE | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 176.83 miles (284.58 km) WSW | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 220.73 miles (355.23 km) S | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 269.81 miles (434.21 km) SE | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 278.41 miles (448.05 km) NW | Coen Airport (CUQ) | Coen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 282.73 miles (455.02 km) WNW | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 289.26 miles (465.52 km) SSW | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 305.70 miles (491.98 km) SE | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 14 | 307.87 miles (495.47 km) WNW | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) SE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,831.75 miles (19,041.31 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,829.29 miles (19,037.35 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,777.46 miles (18,953.93 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,773.36 miles (18,947.34 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,766.73 miles (18,936.68 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,709.77 miles (18,845.01 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,694.65 miles (18,820.66 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,689.66 miles (18,812.64 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,682.89 miles (18,801.74 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,313.49 miles (18,207.25 km) W | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,282.15 miles (18,156.81 km) WNW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 11,278.06 miles (18,150.24 km) WNW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 11,257.57 miles (18,117.26 km) W | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,238.48 miles (18,086.54 km) W | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 15 | 11,228.64 miles (18,070.70 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |