Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Danville, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV), Danville, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,236 miles (or 14,864 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 Bankstown Airport and Vermilion 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 Bankstown Airport and Vermilion 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: | BWU / YSBK |
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Location: | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'29"S by 150°59'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bankstown Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWU |
More Information: | BWU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNV / KDNV |
Airport Name: | Vermilion Regional Airport |
Location: | Danville, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'57"N by 87°35'44"W |
Area Served: | Danville, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Vermilion Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 697 feet (212 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DNV |
More Information: | DNV Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- On 26 September 2011, a Cessna 152 registered VH-HCE and operated by Basair Pty Ltd experienced total power loss due to fuel contamination with water.
- Because of Bankstown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Bankstown 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 closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
- The Australian Aviation Museum is located at Bankstown Airport and was opened in February, 1994
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- In 1970 the government put forth a proposal to expand the airport's operations but this was vigorously opposed by the local community.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Bankstown Airport (meaning Bankstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Selective taxiways and aprons are rated at 20 tonnes and limited to 50 tonnes MTOW.
Facts about Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV):
- The furthest airport from Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,117 miles (17,891 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) is Purdue University Airport (LAF), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ENE of DNV.
- Because of Vermilion Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 697 feet, planes can take off or land at Vermilion 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.
- Vermilion County Airport main entrance
- Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) has 2 runways.