Nonstop flight route between Burnie, Tasmania, Australia and Spencer, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burnie Airport (BWT), Burnie, Tasmania, Australia and Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW), Spencer, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,379 miles (or 15,094 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 Burnie Airport and Spencer 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 Burnie Airport and Spencer 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: | BWT / YWYY |
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Location: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°59'56"S by 145°43'51"E |
Area Served: | Burnie, Tasmania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWT |
More Information: | BWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPW / KSPW |
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Location: | Spencer, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°9'56"N by 95°12'10"W |
Area Served: | Spencer, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Spencer |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1339 feet (408 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPW |
More Information: | SPW Maps & Info |
Facts about Burnie Airport (BWT):
- Because of Burnie Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Burnie 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.
- Burnie Airport (BWT) has 2 runways.
- Burnie Airport handled 70,402 passengers last year.
- The airport is centrally located on Tasmania's North West Coast.
- The furthest airport from Burnie Airport (BWT) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Burnie Airport (meaning Burnie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Burnie Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- In addition to being known as "Burnie Airport", another name for BWT is "Wynyard Airport".
- The closest airport to Burnie Airport (BWT) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of BWT.
Facts about Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW):
- The airport is not served by any commercial airlines at this time but it was once the home of Great Lakes Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,691 miles (17,206 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Spencer Municipal Airport", another name for SPW is "Northwest Iowa Regional AirportSpencer Army Airfield".
- Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW) has 2 runways.
- Spencer Municipal Airport, also known as Northwest Iowa Regional Airport, is a public airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Spencer, a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States.
- The closest airport to Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW) is Jackson Municipal Airport (MJQ), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of SPW.