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PMK to CTN: distance & flight time
Palm Island (Palm Island Airport) → Cooktown (Cooktown Airport)
247 mi
397 km · 214 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
247 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PMK — Palm Island Airport · Palm Island, Australia
- CTN — Cooktown Airport · Cooktown, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PMK
- TSV · Townsville Airport36 mi away
- DKI · Dunk Island Airport63 mi away
- IFL · Innisfail Airport91 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport138 mi away
Near CTN
- LZR · Lizard Island Airport56 mi away
- CNS · Cairns International Airport107 mi away
- MRG · Mareeba Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PMK from CTN?
The flight distance from Palm Island (PMK) to Cooktown (CTN) is 247 miles (397 km, 214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMK to CTN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 PMK to CTN?
Nonstop service on PMK–CTN 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 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PMK to CTN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PMK–CTN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PMK to CTN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PMK–CTN 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.