Nonstop flight route between Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bathurst Airport (BHS), Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI), Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,439 miles (or 13,582 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman 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: | YHI / CYHI |
| Airport Name: | Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport |
| Location: | Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°45'46"N by 117°48'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Northwest Territories |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHI |
| More Information: | YHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bathurst Airport (BHS):
- On 2 December 1920 one of the earliest flights to land in Bathurst arrived with mail from Sydney.
- 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 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.
- Bathurst Airport (BHS) has 2 runways.
- Several flying schools operate from the Bathurst Regional Airport
- The airport's history starts between 1937 and 1939 when the municipal council investigated several sites considered suitable for an aerodrome.
Facts about Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI):
- When the airport was originally constructed there was no provision for dedicated maintenance vehicles and they had to be shared with the community.
- The furthest airport from Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,609 miles (15,464 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Ulukhaktok/Holman 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 Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport (YHI) is Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (YPC), which is located 177 miles (284 kilometers) WSW of YHI.
- By early 1979 the snow problem was so great that the runway was no longer a straight line.
