Nonstop flight route between Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and Hilo, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bathurst Airport (BHS), Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,171 miles (or 8,322 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 Hilo International 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 Hilo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHS / YBTH |
| Airport Name: | Bathurst Airport |
| Location: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'35"S by 149°39'6"E |
| Area Served: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2435 feet (742 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHS |
| More Information: | BHS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ITO / PHTO |
| Airport Name: | Hilo International Airport |
| Location: | Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°43'13"N by 155°2'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ITO |
| More Information: | ITO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bathurst Airport (BHS):
- There were 8,000 landings in 2010 which include recreational flying, business jets, charters, regular passenger flights, emergency services, and Air Force flights.
- Bathurst Airport (BHS) has 2 runways.
- Bathurst Airport handled 26,815 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Mudgee Airport (DGE), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) N of BHS.
- The airport's history starts between 1937 and 1939 when the municipal council investigated several sites considered suitable for an aerodrome.
- 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.
- The local PJ Moodie Bathurst Aero Club and the PJ Moodie Memorial Drive into the airport facilities are memorials to Alderman PJ Moodie who campaigned constantly for an airfield to be built at Bathurst.
- Bathurst Aero Club is a social club and training business founded in 1938 which has a club house beside the passenger terminal.
Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):
- In May 1989, the state Legislature renamed General Lyman Field to "Hilo International Airport".
- During the late 1950s Territorial leaders anticipated a boom in tourism, prompting plans for a second airport capable of accommodating large jet aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hilo International Airport (meaning Hilo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.
- Hilo International Airport, formerly General Lyman Field, is owned and operated by the Hawaiʻi state Department of Transportation.
- Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.
- Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
- Because of Hilo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Hilo International 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.
- Hilo International Airport has two runways.
- Although designed as the second gateway into and out of Hawaiʻi, for many years Hilo had been Hawaiʻi's only major airport lacking non-stop flights to North America.
- In 1973, for example, the total passenger count at Hilo International Airport was 1,357,818.
