Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Broome, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Broome International Airport (BME), Broome, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,611 miles (or 13,859 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 Birmingham Airport and Broome 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 Birmingham Airport and Broome International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):

• Although initial plans for a second runway were scrapped, this is now firmly back on the airports agenda ahead of the report into Britains aviation strategy being published.
• It has been found that Birmingham airport is the most accessible airport in the UK.
• Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
• The extension will increase the runway length from the present 2,605 m to 3,003 m, the main plan was to have a 150m starter extension along with the 400m extension but because the plan for the tunnel had been cancelled because of costs the runway length will be 3,050 m.There will be a loop taxiway from which planes will taxi to the runway and then takeoff.
• The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Plans for the extension of the airport runway and the construction of the new air traffic control tower were submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in January 2008 and approved in March 2009.
• Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
• During the post-war years, public events, such as air fairs and air races were held on the site.
• The airport offers both domestic flights within the UK, and international flights to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, North America and the Caribbean.
• The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.

Facts about Broome International Airport (BME):

• Broome International Airport handled 5,828 passengers last year.
• Broome International Airport (BME) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Broome International Airport (BME) is Derby Airport (DRB), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) ENE of BME.
• Because of Broome International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Broome 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.
• The furthest airport from Broome International Airport (BME) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is nearly antipodal to Broome International Airport (meaning Broome International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barbuda Codrington Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,584 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.