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CTN to JHQ: distance & flight time
Cooktown (Cooktown Airport) → Shute Harbour (Shute Harbour Airport)
408 mi
657 km · 355 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
408 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CTN — Cooktown Airport · Cooktown, Australia
- JHQ — Shute Harbour Airport · Shute Harbour, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CTN
- LZR · Lizard Island Airport56 mi away
- CNS · Cairns International Airport107 mi away
- MRG · Mareeba Airport113 mi away
Near JHQ
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CTN from JHQ?
The flight distance from Cooktown (CTN) to Shute Harbour (JHQ) is 408 miles (657 km, 355 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CTN to JHQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CTN to JHQ?
Nonstop service on CTN–JHQ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CTN to JHQ?
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Why are some CTN to JHQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CTN–JHQ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.