Nonstop flight route between Paphos, Cyprus and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paphos International Airport (PFO), Paphos, Cyprus and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,979 miles (or 14,451 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 Paphos International Airport and Gold Coast 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 Paphos International Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Paphos International Airport (PFO):

• Paphos International Airport (PFO) currently has only 1 runway.
• A new four-lane road is being planned to link the airport and Paphos so passengers and staff can avoid using the B6 Main road and the E603 secondary road which are often heavily congested.
• Because of Paphos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Paphos 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 furthest airport from Paphos International Airport (PFO) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,557 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Refrigerated storage, health officials, and X-ray equipment are among some of the facilities provided for cargo.
• Paphos International Airport handled 224,279 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Paphos International Airport (PFO) is RAF Akrotiri (AKT), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of PFO.
• In addition to being known as "Paphos International Airport", another name for PFO is "Διεθνής Αερολιμένας ΠάφουBaf Uluslararası Havaalanı".

Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):

• 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.
• Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
• By 1958 the taxiways and runways were fully paved, with the latter being upgraded a decade later to allow jet operations with DC-9 and L-188 Electra aircraft to begin.
• The airport opened an extension to the main runway as well as a full length parallel taxiway in May 2007.
• The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
• Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
• On 11 December 2013 Jetstar announced that they will end the three times weekly services to Osaka-Kansai on 8 May 2014.
• 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.
• In 2003 GCAPL was taken over by Queensland Airports Limited and today also own and operate Mount Isa Airport and Townsville Airport.
• On 26 October 2010 Gold Coast Airport was named the 2010 Major Airport of the Year 2010 by the Australian Airports Association.
• On 22 September 2008 it was announced that Air Pacific will expand its services to Australia with the introduction of twice weekly flights between Nadi, Fiji and the Gold Coast commencing in December 2008.