Nonstop flight route between Ballera, Queensland, Australia and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ballera Airport (BBL), Ballera, Queensland, Australia and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,075 miles (or 16,214 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 Ballera Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Ballera Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ballera Airport (BBL):

• Ballera Airport (BBL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Ballera Airport (BBL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Ballera Airport (BBL) is Arrabury Airport (AAB), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NW of BBL.
• Because of Ballera Airport's relatively low elevation of 385 feet, planes can take off or land at Ballera 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• Taxicab services are available at the Ground Transportation area of all terminal buildings.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
• The Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
• Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport 3 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia.
• After the attacks, the airport was closed for several weeks, and security was tightened when it reopened.
• Reagan National Airport is subject to a federally mandated perimeter limitation and may not accommodate nonstop flights to or from cities beyond 1,250-statute-mile, with limited exceptions.
• The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
• The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.