Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Kenora, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Kenora Airport (YQK), Kenora, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,018 miles (or 14,512 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 Kenora 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 Kenora 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: | YQK / CYQK |
Airport Name: | Kenora Airport |
Location: | Kenora, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°47'17"N by 94°21'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | Kenora Airport Authority Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1344 feet (410 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQK |
More Information: | YQK Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- Runway 11C has a straight-in RNAV approach procedure.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
- The airport's master plan was approved in March 2005 by the Minister for Transport and Regional Services.
- 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.
- The airport has three runways.
- The airport offers a range of aviation and non-aviation settings with large hangars to accommodate grand scale indoor filming.
- 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.
- In 1970 the government put forth a proposal to expand the airport's operations but this was vigorously opposed by the local community.
- Runway 11C/29C has three stage, medium intensity edge lights and a Precision Approach Path Indicator or.
- The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- 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.
Facts about Kenora Airport (YQK):
- The furthest airport from Kenora Airport (YQK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,586 miles (17,036 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Kenora Airport (YQK) is Dryden Regional Airport (YHD), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) E of YQK.
- Kenora Airport (YQK) currently has only 1 runway.