Nonstop flight route between Bikaner, India and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB), Bikaner, India and Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI), Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,161 miles (or 8,307 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 Bikaner Air Force Base and Kalgoorlie-Boulder 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 Bikaner Air Force Base and Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKB / VIBK |
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Location: | Bikaner, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°4'14"N by 73°12'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 750 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKB |
More Information: | BKB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGI / YPKG |
Airport Name: | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport |
Location: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'21"S by 121°27'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1203 feet (367 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGI |
More Information: | KGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB):
- Because of Bikaner Air Force Base's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Bikaner Air Force Base 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 Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bikaner Air Force Base (meaning Bikaner Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,264 miles (19,737 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) is Jodhpur Airport (JDH), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) S of BKB.
- In addition to being known as "Bikaner Air Force Base", other names for BKB include "Nal Airport", "बीकानेर एयर फोर्स बेस" and "नाल हवाई अड्डे".
- The government-owned Vayudoot operated a 20-seater aircraft to this airport in the past but the service was terminated in 1987.
- Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI):
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport handled 259,958 passengers last year.
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) is Kambalda Airport (KDB), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of KGI.
- The furthest airport from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (meaning Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.