Nonstop flight route between Busselton, Western Australia, Australia and Grand Junction, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Busselton Regional Airport (BQB), Busselton, Western Australia, Australia and Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,989 miles (or 16,076 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 Busselton Regional Airport and Grand Junction Regional 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 Busselton Regional Airport and Grand Junction Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQB / YBLN |
Airport Name: | Busselton Regional Airport |
Location: | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°41'13"S by 115°24'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Busselton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQB |
More Information: | BQB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GJT / KGJT |
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Location: | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'21"N by 108°31'36"W |
Area Served: | Grand Junction MSA |
Operator/Owner: | Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4858 feet (1,481 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GJT |
More Information: | GJT Maps & Info |
Facts about Busselton Regional Airport (BQB):
- Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Busselton Regional Airport (meaning Busselton Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- The closest airport to Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SW of BQB.
- Because of Busselton Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Busselton Regional 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.
Facts about Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT):
- The only mainline jets at Grand Junction now are Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-80s several days a week nonstop to Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
- The furthest airport from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,014 miles (17,726 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Grand Junction Regional Airport is a public airport three miles northeast of Grand Junction, in Mesa County, Colorado.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Junction Regional Airport", another name for GJT is "Walker Field".
- Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of GJT.
- Because of Grand Junction Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GJT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GJT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The first airliners at Grand Junction were Monarch Douglas DC-3s in 1946-47.