Nonstop flight route between Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia and Horta, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia and Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,710 miles (or 18,845 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 Gold Coast Airport and Horta 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 Gold Coast Airport and Horta 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: | OOL / YBCG |
Airport Name: | Gold Coast Airport |
Location: | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°9'53"S by 153°30'17"E |
Area Served: | Gold Coast, Queensland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OOL |
More Information: | OOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOR / LPHR |
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Location: | Horta, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W |
Area Served: | Horta |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOR |
More Information: | HOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):
- Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
- Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
- On 13 August 2012 Qantas announced that it will return to Gold Coast, flying from Sydney three times daily using a Boeing 737-800.
- Tiger Airways Australia flights previously operated from a low cost terminal with basic amenities, located approximately 200 m from the main terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- On 16 November 2010 Jetstar announced new daily direct services to Hobart.
- On 1 January 1988 the airport ownership was transferred from the government to the Federal Airports Corporation.
- On 26 October 2010 Gold Coast Airport was named the 2010 Major Airport of the Year 2010 by the Australian Airports Association.
- Despite the name change from Coolangatta Airport to Gold Coast Airport during the change of ownership, the airport still carries its original IATA Airport code, OOL.
- Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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.
- On 13 June 2010 start up airline PacificFlier began weekly services from Koror, Palau, using an Airbus A310.
- The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):
- Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Following the 2001 renovation, the airport was designated an international airport.
- Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta 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.
- The airport at Horta was inaugurated on August 24, 1971 by then President Almirante Américo Tomás.
- On the afternoon of 28 July 2011, a refurbished control tower was inaugurated, which permitted the airport to oversee the Central Group, as well as the Western Group of islands.
- The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
- Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.