Nonstop flight route between Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia and West Palm Beach, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kubin Airport (KUG), Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia and Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), West Palm Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,457 miles (or 15,220 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 Kubin Airport and Palm Beach 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 Kubin Airport and Palm Beach 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: | KUG / YKUB |
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Location: | Kubin, Moa Island, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°13'29"S by 142°13'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Torres Straight Island Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KUG |
More Information: | KUG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBI / KPBI |
Airport Name: | Palm Beach International Airport |
Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°40'59"N by 80°5'44"W |
Area Served: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Palm Beach County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PBI |
More Information: | PBI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kubin Airport (KUG):
- In addition to being known as "Kubin Airport", another name for KUG is "Moa Island Airport".
- Because of Kubin Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Kubin 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.
- Kubin Airport (KUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kubin Airport (KUG) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,491 miles (18,492 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Kubin Airport (KUG) is Badu Island Airport (BDD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of KUG.
Facts about Palm Beach International Airport (PBI):
- The furthest airport from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) S of PBI.
- The Air Weather Service used Palm Beach AFB as headquarters for hurricane research, flying the first WB-50D Superfortress "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft from the base in 1956.
- Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) has 3 runways.
- Because of Palm Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Palm Beach 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.
- Competition from rapidly expanding Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport cut growth at the airport through the 1990s.
- Palm Beach International Airport handled 5,609,168 passengers last year.