Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Warrnambool Airport (WMB), Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,580 miles (or 17,026 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Warrnambool 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Warrnambool Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):

• Sydenham railway station is adjacent to the southern perimeter of the airport, across the A2 from the old passenger terminal.
• Passenger numbers increased by 4.5% from 2,621,763 in 2009 to 2,740,341 in 2010, the highest total on record at the airport.
• Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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.
• George Best Belfast City Airport is a single-runway airport in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
• The closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.
• In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
• The furthest airport from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
• George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In March 2006, it was announced that the airport would be renamed in memory of Northern Irish footballer George Best.

Facts about Warrnambool Airport (WMB):

• Warrnambool Airport (WMB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Warrnambool Airport (WMB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Warrnambool Airport (meaning Warrnambool Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,082 miles (19,444 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Warrnambool Airport's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Warrnambool 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.
• The closest airport to Warrnambool Airport (WMB) is Hamilton Airport (HLT), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNW of WMB.