Nonstop flight route between Forest City, Iowa, United States and Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY), Forest City, Iowa, United States and Bunbury Airport (BUY), Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,720 miles (or 17,252 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 Forest City Municipal Airport and Bunbury 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 Forest City Municipal Airport and Bunbury Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FXY / KFXY |
Airport Name: | Forest City Municipal Airport |
Location: | Forest City, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°14'4"N by 93°37'27"W |
Area Served: | Forest City, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Forest City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1229 feet (375 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FXY |
More Information: | FXY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUY / YBUN |
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Location: | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°22'41"S by 115°40'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bunbury City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUY |
More Information: | BUY Maps & Info |
Facts about Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY):
- The furthest airport from Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,768 miles (17,329 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) is Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ESE of FXY.
- Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Bunbury Airport (BUY):
- The closest airport to Bunbury Airport (BUY) is Busselton Regional Airport (BQB), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SW of BUY.
- The furthest airport from Bunbury Airport (BUY) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Bunbury Airport (meaning Bunbury Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
- Because of Bunbury Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Bunbury 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.
- In 2009, the airport received funding through the Western Australian Government's Regional Airports Development Scheme to extend the parallel taxiway by 700 m so arriving aircraft would no longer be required to turn around and taxi on the active runway to reach the apron area.
- In addition to being known as "Bunbury Airport", another name for BUY is "Bunbury City Airport".
- Bunbury Airport (BUY) currently has only 1 runway.