Nonstop flight route between Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and Bourke, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and Bourke Airport (BRK), Bourke, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,371 miles (or 15,082 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 General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field and Bourke 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 General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field and Bourke Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKE / KMKE |
Airport Name: | General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field |
Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°56'49"N by 87°53'48"W |
Area Served: | Milwaukee, WI. Chicago, IL. |
Operator/Owner: | Milwaukee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 723 feet (220 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKE |
More Information: | MKE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRK / YBKE |
Airport Name: | Bourke Airport |
Location: | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'17"S by 145°57'6"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 352 feet (107 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRK |
More Information: | BRK Maps & Info |
Facts about General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE):
- Prior to 2007, a second military installation on the southwestern portion of the airport property was known as "General Mitchell Air Reserve Station" and was home to the 440th Airlift Wing, an Air Mobility Command -gained unit of the Air Force Reserve Command flying the C-130H Hercules.
- The closest airport to General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of MKE.
- General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) has 5 runways.
- General Mitchell International Airport covers an area of 2,180 acres which contains five asphalt and concrete paved runways ranging in length from 4,183 to 9,690 ft.
- It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell, who was raised in Milwaukee and is often regarded as the father of the United States Air Force.
- General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field handled 9,848,377 passengers last year.
- Frontier Airlines – D39,D41
- Because of General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field's relatively low elevation of 723 feet, planes can take off or land at General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field 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 furthest airport from General Mitchell International AirportMitchell Field (MKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,051 miles (17,785 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bourke Airport (BRK):
- The furthest airport from Bourke Airport (BRK) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located 11,777 miles (18,953 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Bourke Airport (BRK) is Brewarrina Airport (BWQ), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) E of BRK.
- Bourke Airport (BRK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bourke Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourke 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.