# Distance from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Muscat (MCT)

> 10,382 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,382 km / 6,451 mi / 5,606 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Oman
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 18:31 in Cooktown Airport, it's 12:31 in Muscat)
- **Elevation difference**: 22 ft (MCT is higher than CTN)

## Airports

### [Cooktown Airport (CTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctn-cooktown-airport/1ef266e0-08a8-6268-b72e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cooktown Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCKN
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -15.440000, 145.180000
- Elevation: 26 ft

### [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mct-muscat-muscat-international-airport/1ef266df-8107-655c-a000-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Muscat, Oman
- ICAO: OOMS
- Timezone: Asia/Muscat
- Coordinates: 23.590000, 58.280000
- Elevation: 48 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:31 in Cooktown Airport, it's 12:31 in Muscat.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cooktown Airport (CTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctn-cooktown-airport/1ef266e0-08a8-6268-b72e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Muscat International Airport (MCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mct-muscat-muscat-international-airport/1ef266df-8107-655c-a000-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)