Nonstop flight route between Binghamton, New York, United States and Longreach, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM), Binghamton, New York, United States and Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,797 miles (or 15,767 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 Greater Binghamton Airport and Longreach 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 Greater Binghamton Airport and Longreach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGM / KBGM |
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| Location: | Binghamton, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°12'30"N by 75°58'46"W |
| Area Served: | Binghamton, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | Broome County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1636 feet (499 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGM |
| More Information: | BGM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRE / YLRE |
| Airport Name: | Longreach Airport |
| Location: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°26'3"S by 144°16'49"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Longreach Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 627 feet (191 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRE |
| More Information: | LRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM):
- Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) has 2 runways.
- In the 1950s Mohawk, TWA and Colonial-then-Eastern stopped at BGM.
- The furthest airport from Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,607 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) is Cortland County Airport (CTX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of BGM.
- In addition to being known as "Greater Binghamton Airport", another name for BGM is "Edwin A. Link Field".
Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):
- Amy Johnson landed her de Havilland Gipsy Moth, registered G-AAAH, at the airport in 1930.
- Longreach has played a major part in Australian aviation from 1919 onwards.
- Longreach Airport (LRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II, Longreach airport became, for a short time in 1942, a base for United States Army Air Forces B-17 bomber aircraft of the 28th and 93d Bombardment Squadrons.
- The closest airport to Longreach Airport (LRE) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of LRE.
- The furthest airport from Longreach Airport (LRE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Because of Longreach Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Longreach 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.
