Nonstop flight route between Aurukun, Queensland, Australia and Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aurukun Airport (AUU), Aurukun, Queensland, Australia and Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,107 miles (or 11,437 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 Aurukun Airport and Oakland 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 Aurukun Airport and Oakland 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: | AUU / YAUR |
Airport Name: | Aurukun Airport |
Location: | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°21'14"S by 141°43'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aurukun Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUU |
More Information: | AUU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAK / KOAK |
Airport Name: | Oakland International Airport |
Location: | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'17"N by 122°13'14"W |
Area Served: | East Bay, California |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Oakland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAK |
More Information: | OAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Aurukun Airport (AUU):
- Because of Aurukun Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Aurukun 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 Aurukun Airport (AUU) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.
- Aurukun Airport (AUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aurukun Airport (AUU) is Weipa Airport (WEI), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of AUU.
Facts about Oakland International Airport (OAK):
- A groundbreaking ceremony for a new control tower took place October 15, 2010.
- Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.
- Passengers at the airport peaked in 2007 at 14.6 million and declined to 9.3 million in 2011.
- Spirit Airlines returned to OAK after several years of absence, with flights to and from Las Vegas that started in August 2011.
- The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- FedEx Express opened a cargo base in Oakland in 1988, which is now one of the busiest air freight terminals in the United States.
- Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland 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.
- Oakland International Airport, a revenue division of the Port of Oakland, takes a leadership role in promoting a sustainable operating environment—whether that's looking at current day-to-day operations or forecasting future needs and requirements.
- The top five airlines by passenger count between February 2012 – January 2013 were Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Allegiant, Skywest.
- The closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.