Nonstop flight route between Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Henderson, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia and Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), Henderson, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,397 miles (or 11,904 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 Cairns Airport and Henderson Executive 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 Cairns Airport and Henderson Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSH / KHND |
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Location: | Henderson, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°58'22"N by 115°8'3"W |
Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Clark County, Nevada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2492 feet (760 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HSH |
More Information: | HSH Maps & Info |
Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):
- During the 1970s, Australia's two domestic airlines Trans Australia Airlines and Ansett provided regular scheduled services to most Australian capital cities and also Papua New Guinea, while in 1975 Air Niugini became the first international airline to commence flights out of Cairns, to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.
- 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 closest airport to Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Henderson Executive Airport (HSH):
- Henderson Executive Airport covers an area of 760 acres at an elevation of 2,492 feet above mean sea level.
- Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of HSH.
- In addition to being known as "Henderson Executive Airport", another name for HSH is "HND".
- The furthest airport from Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.