Nonstop flight route between Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia and Mount Gambier, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Babo Airport (BXB), Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia and Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), Mount Gambier, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,476 miles (or 3,985 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 relatively short distance between Babo Airport and Mount Gambier Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Babo Airport (BXB):

• The furthest airport from Babo Airport (BXB) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Babo Airport (meaning Babo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Babo Airport (BXB) is Kaimana Airport (KNG), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) SSE of BXB.
• In addition to being known as "Babo Airport", another name for BXB is "Bandar Udara Babo".
• Because of Babo Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Babo 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.
• Babo Airport (BXB) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Mount Gambier Airport (MGB):

• In July 1939 the Federal Government purchased the aerodrome from its civilian owners and commenced the construction of a Royal Australian Air Force base which was to house the No.
• Because of Mount Gambier Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Gambier 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.
• Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SE of MGB.
• On 29 May 1947 the airport was handed over to the Department of Civil Aviation and this saw the return of regular public transport flights to the region with Ansett Airways announcing that a daily service would operate between Mount Gambier and Melbourne.
• The furthest airport from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,985 miles (19,288 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Mount Gambier Airport handled 92,261 passengers last year.
• In 2009 QantasLink said it was exploring further services into regional South Australia, including flights to Mount Gambier.
• The Mount Gambier Aero Club Inc.