Nonstop flight route between Helena, Montana, United States and Cairns, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helena Regional Airport (HLN), Helena, Montana, United States and Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,637 miles (or 12,290 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 Helena Regional 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 Helena Regional 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: | HLN / KHLN |
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Location: | Helena, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°36'24"N by 111°58'58"W |
Area Served: | Helena, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Helena Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3877 feet (1,182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLN |
More Information: | HLN 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 Helena Regional Airport (HLN):
- The closest airport to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of HLN.
- Helena Regional Airport (HLN) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,563 miles (17,000 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 85,649 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 88,314 in 2009 and 98,193 in 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Helena Regional Airport", another name for HLN is "Helena Army Airfield".
Facts about Cairns Airport (CNS):
- 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.
- Cairns Airport (CNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Cairns Airport (CNS) is Mareeba Airfield (MRG), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WSW of CNS.
- Cairns Airport handled 3,848,728 passengers last year.
- Airport shuttle bus services to hotels, city centre, Northern Beaches, Palm Cove, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation are available.
- The airport has a single runway which is 3,156 m long.
- During World War II the Australian Government bought the airport for use by the Royal Australian Air Force.