Nonstop flight route between Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia and Longreach, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Broken Hill Airport (BHQ), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia and Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 616 miles (or 992 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 relatively short distance between Broken Hill Airport and Longreach Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHQ / YBHI |
Airport Name: | Broken Hill Airport |
Location: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'6"S by 141°28'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Council of the City of Broken Hill |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 959 feet (292 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHQ |
More Information: | BHQ 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 Broken Hill Airport (BHQ):
- It is also used extensively by the mining industry.
- The furthest airport from Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,776 miles (18,951 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) has 2 runways.
- Broken Hill Airport handled 63,098 passengers last year.
- Because of Broken Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 959 feet, planes can take off or land at Broken Hill 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.
- Broken Hill Airport was ranked 51st in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2009-2010.
- The closest airport to Broken Hill Airport (BHQ) is Mildura Airport (MQL), which is located 158 miles (254 kilometers) SSE of BHQ.
Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):
- Amy Johnson landed her de Havilland Gipsy Moth, registered G-AAAH, at the airport in 1930.
- In late 1920, the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service was founded.
- The closest airport to Longreach Airport (LRE) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of LRE.
- Longreach Airport is situated in Longreach, Queensland, Australia.
- 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.
- In 1990, the Department of Aviation closed the Longreach Flight Service Unit, the descendant of the Aeradio station opened in 1941.
- 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.
- Longreach Airport (LRE) currently has only 1 runway.