Why go
- Country in Oceania.
- Served by Coober Pedy Airport (CPD).
History
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world, and is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.
Restaurants & places to go
2 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 1 direct destination
- Regional Express ZL (Saab 340) · 1 route: Adelaide
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Coober Pedy Airport (CPD); 10 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: CPD has direct flights to 1 destination on 1 airline (incl. Adelaide).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Australia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.