Nonstop flight route between Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia and Imphal, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barrow Island Airport (BWB), Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia and Imphal International Airport (IMF), Imphal, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,468 miles (or 5,581 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 Barrow Island Airport and Imphal International 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 Barrow Island Airport and Imphal International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWB / YBWX |
Airport Name: | Barrow Island Airport |
Location: | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°51'56"S by 115°24'16"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWB |
More Information: | BWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMF / VEIM |
Airport Name: | Imphal International Airport |
Location: | Imphal, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°45'36"N by 93°53'48"E |
Area Served: | Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manipur |
Airport Type: | Own Public Own Government |
Elevation: | 2540 feet (774 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IMF |
More Information: | IMF Maps & Info |
Facts about Barrow Island Airport (BWB):
- Because of Barrow Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Barrow Island 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.
- The furthest airport from Barrow Island Airport (BWB) is Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS), which is nearly antipodal to Barrow Island Airport (meaning Barrow Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands.
- The closest airport to Barrow Island Airport (BWB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) E of BWB.
- Barrow Island Airport (BWB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Imphal International Airport (IMF):
- During World War II, the airport was located 4.5 km away from its present location, at the former Imphal RAF Station - a major Allied Force supply airfield.
- As of 2014, vast expanses of land are being acquired around the airport for the expansion of the runway and also for additional airport facilities such as parking.
- The furthest airport from Imphal International Airport (IMF) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Imphal International Airport is an international airport situated 8 km south of Imphal, the capital of the Indian state of Manipur, India.
- On 16 August 1991, Indian Airlines Flight 257 crashed while descending to Imphal Airport.
- The closest airport to Imphal International Airport (IMF) is Silchar Airport (IXS), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) W of IMF.
- Imphal International Airport (IMF) currently has only 1 runway.