Nonstop flight route between Lamezia Terme, Italy and Mackay, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF), Lamezia Terme, Italy and Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,407 miles (or 15,139 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 Lamezia Terme International Airport and Mackay 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 Lamezia Terme International Airport and Mackay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUF / LICA |
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Location: | Lamezia Terme, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°54'19"N by 16°14'31"E |
Area Served: | Lamezia Terme |
Operator/Owner: | Sacal S.p.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUF |
More Information: | SUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKY / YBMK |
Airport Name: | Mackay Airport |
Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKY |
More Information: | MKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF):
- Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lamezia Terme International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Lamezia Terme 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lamezia Terme International Airport", another name for SUF is "Aeroporto Internazionale di Lamezia Terme".
- The closest airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) is Crotone Airport (CRV), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) E of SUF.
- The furthest airport from Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,697 miles (18,825 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- The furthest airport from Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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.
- Mackay Airport located in Mackay, Queensland, Australia is a major Australian regional airport that services the city of Mackay, with flights to the cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.
- Despite the collapse of airlines Ansett Australia and Flight West Airlines in 2001, Mackay Airport has experienced considerable growth in recent years, due to the use of the airport by Virgin Australia and the expansion of QantasLink services, and handles over 620,000 passengers through the terminal per annum but that has slowed and the airport is up for sale.
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- Moves to establish an airport at Mackay began in 1927, when Captain Ron Adair selected the site of the town commons for the construction of an aerodrome, and landed the first plane in Mackay there, his own Avro biplane.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- In 1938, the airport held an airshow featuring ten aircraft, which attracted over 8,000 spectators.
- In November 2008, Mackay Airport was sold to a private consortium to fund the development of Mackay Hospital.
- In January 2010, Auckland International Airport Limited, announced plans to purchase almost 25 per cent of North Queensland Airports, operator of the airports at Cairns and Mackay, for about $167 million.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.