Nonstop flight route between Grootfontein, Namibia and Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia and Broken Hill Airport (BHQ), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,265 miles (or 11,692 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 Grootfontein Airport and Broken Hill 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 Grootfontein Airport and Broken Hill Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFY / FYGF |
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Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHQ / YBHI |
Airport Name: | Broken Hill Airport |
Location: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'6"S by 141°28'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Council of the City of Broken Hill |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 959 feet (292 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHQ |
More Information: | BHQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Broken Hill Airport (BHQ):
- Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) has 2 runways.
- Broken Hill Airport handled 63,098 passengers last year.
- It is also used extensively by the mining industry.
- The furthest airport from Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,776 miles (18,951 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Broken Hill Airport is an airport located 2.5 nautical miles southeast of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
- The closest airport to Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Mildura Airport (MQL), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) SSE of BHQ.
- Because of Broken Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 959 feet, planes can take off or land at Broken Hill 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.