Nonstop flight route between Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and Palmer, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bathurst Airport (BHS), Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ), Palmer, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,397 miles (or 11,905 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 Bathurst Airport and Palmer Municipal 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 Bathurst Airport and Palmer Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHS / YBTH |
Airport Name: | Bathurst Airport |
Location: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'35"S by 149°39'6"E |
Area Served: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2435 feet (742 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHS |
More Information: | BHS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAQ / PAAQ |
Airport Name: | Palmer Municipal Airport |
Location: | Palmer, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°35'41"N by 149°5'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Palmer |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 242 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAQ |
More Information: | PAQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bathurst Airport (BHS):
- The closest airport to Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Mudgee Airport (DGE), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) N of BHS.
- The furthest airport from Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Bathurst Airport (meaning Bathurst Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- On 2 December 1920 one of the earliest flights to land in Bathurst arrived with mail from Sydney.
- Bathurst Aero Club is a social club and training business founded in 1938 which has a club house beside the passenger terminal.
- Regional Express Airlines flies Bathurst to Sydney three times daily.
- Bathurst Airport (BHS) has 2 runways.
- The local PJ Moodie Bathurst Aero Club and the PJ Moodie Memorial Drive into the airport facilities are memorials to Alderman PJ Moodie who campaigned constantly for an airfield to be built at Bathurst.
- Bathurst Airport handled 26,815 passengers last year.
Facts about Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ):
- Because of Palmer Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmer Municipal 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.
- Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ) is Wasilla Airport (WWA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of PAQ.
- The furthest airport from Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,515 miles (16,922 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.