Nonstop flight route between Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bundaberg Airport (BDB), Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,459 miles (or 12,005 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 Bundaberg Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base, 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 Bundaberg Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bundaberg Airport (BDB):

• Bundaberg Airport was ranked 41st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
• Because of Bundaberg Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Bundaberg 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.
• Known as RAAF Station Bundaberg it was initially used in 1941 by No.
• The airport was officially opened on 12 December 1931, by the Minister for Trade and Customs, the Hon.
• Bundaberg Airport (BDB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Bundaberg Airport (BDB) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,879 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
• The closest airport to Bundaberg Airport (BDB) is Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SE of BDB.
• In addition to being known as "Bundaberg Airport", another name for BDB is "Bundaberg Regional Airport".
• The Department of Civil Aviation took over Bundaberg Aerodrome on 31 July 1946.

Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):

• Operations continued unchanged for several years.
• In November 1965 TAC began to activate elements of its new 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Mountain Home, formally activating the wing on 1 January 1966.
• Mountain Home's first operational USAF unit was the Strategic Air Command 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group which was reassigned from Clark Field in the Philippines, being assigned on 26 May 1949.
• The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In September 1966, the wing's 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transferred to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam.
• In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
• The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
• In addition, the 726th Air Control Squadron gives an air picture to the aircraft as they train.