Nonstop flight route between Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and Columbia, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bathurst Airport (BHS), Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and Columbia Regional Airport (COU), Columbia, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,029 miles (or 14,531 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 Bathurst Airport and Columbia Regional 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 Bathurst Airport and Columbia Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bathurst Airport (BHS):

• On 2 December 1920 one of the earliest flights to land in Bathurst arrived with mail from Sydney.
• The closest airport to Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Mudgee Airport (DGE), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) N of BHS.
• Several companies provide charter services from the Bathurst Airport including.
• Bathurst Airport (BHS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Bathurst Airport (meaning Bathurst Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
• Located in the Central Tablelands, Bathurst Airport is served by one airline, Regional Express Airlines.
• Several flying schools operate from the Bathurst Regional Airport
• Bathurst Airport handled 26,815 passengers last year.

Facts about Columbia Regional Airport (COU):

• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.
• On October 22, 2012, it was announced by Columbia mayor Bob McDavid that American Airlines and the City of Columbia reached an agreement that was approved by the Columbia City Council for air service from Columbia Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare and Dallas/Fort Worth beginning in February 2013.
• Columbia Regional Airport (COU) has 2 runways.
• Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S.
• The closest airport to Columbia Regional Airport (COU) is Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of COU.
• Because of Columbia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 889 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Regional 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 furthest airport from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,886 miles (17,519 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.