Nonstop flight route between Broome, Western Australia, Australia and Leesburg, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Broome International Airport (BME), Broome, Western Australia, Australia and Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), Leesburg, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,555 miles (or 16,987 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 Broome International Airport and Leesburg Executive 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 Broome International Airport and Leesburg Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BME / YBRM |
Airport Name: | Broome International Airport |
Location: | Broome, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'58"S by 122°13'40"E |
Operator/Owner: | Broome International Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BME |
More Information: | BME Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JYO / KJYO |
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Location: | Leesburg, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°4'41"N by 77°33'27"W |
Area Served: | Leesburg, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Leesburg |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 389 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JYO |
More Information: | JYO Maps & Info |
Facts about Broome International Airport (BME):
- The furthest airport from Broome International Airport (BME) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is nearly antipodal to Broome International Airport (meaning Broome International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barbuda Codrington Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,584 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- Broome International Airport handled 5,828 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Broome International Airport (BME) is Derby Airport (DRB), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) ENE of BME.
- Because of Broome International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Broome International 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.
- Broome International Airport (BME) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO):
- In addition to being known as "Leesburg Executive Airport", another name for JYO is "Godfrey Field".
- Leesburg Executive Airport was built in 1963 to replace an earlier grass field on the eastern edge of the town, which was owned & used by radio personality Arthur Godfrey for his private DC-3 aircraft.
- The airport is currently a designated general aviation reliever airport for Dulles International, 10 miles to the southeast, and in 2008 hosted 231 aircraft based on the field and an average of 265 aircraft operations per day.
- The closest airport to Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) is Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of JYO.
- Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Leesburg Executive is located on the outer boundary of the 30 nautical mile Special Flight Rules Area, formerly known as the Air Defense Identification Zone instituted around Washington, D.C.
- The furthest airport from Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,650 miles (18,749 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Leesburg Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 389 feet, planes can take off or land at Leesburg Executive 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.
- It is a busy general aviation airport in the Washington, D.C.