Nonstop flight route between Blackall, Queensland, Australia and Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland:
Departure Airport:
(24°25'40"S by 145°25'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°5'31"N by 8°18'3"E)
Distance from BKQ to EML:
9,618.97 miles (15,480.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackall Airport (BKQ), Blackall, Queensland, Australia and Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,619 miles (or 15,480 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 Blackall Airport and Emmen Swiss Air Base, 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 Blackall Airport and Emmen Swiss Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKQ / YBCK |
| Airport Name: | Blackall Airport |
| Location: | Blackall, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°25'40"S by 145°25'42"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Blackall-Tambo Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 928 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKQ |
| More Information: | BKQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EML / LSME |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°5'31"N by 8°18'3"E |
| Area Served: | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| View all routes: | Routes from EML |
| More Information: | EML Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackall Airport (BKQ):
- Because of Blackall Airport's relatively low elevation of 928 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackall 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.
- Blackall Airport (BKQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Blackall Airport (BKQ) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) N of BKQ.
- The furthest airport from Blackall Airport (BKQ) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,647 miles (18,745 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML):
- In addition to being known as "Emmen Swiss Air Base", another name for EML is "Flugplatzkommando Emmen".
- The closest airport to Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) is Zurich Airport (ZRH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of EML.
- The furthest airport from Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Emmen Swiss Air Base (meaning Emmen Swiss Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.09 miles (96.70 km) N | Barcaldine Airport (BCI) | Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 90.67 miles (145.93 km) NE | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 99.86 miles (160.71 km) NW | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 101.64 miles (163.58 km) N | Aramac Airport (AXC) | Aramac, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 146.29 miles (235.44 km) SSE | Charleville Airport (CTL) | Charleville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 179.76 miles (289.30 km) NE | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 183.51 miles (295.32 km) ENE | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 220.69 miles (355.16 km) ENE | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 223.91 miles (360.35 km) ENE | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 234.71 miles (377.72 km) NE | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 235.83 miles (379.52 km) ENE | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 249.18 miles (401.01 km) S | Cunnamulla Airport (CMA) | Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 261.15 miles (420.28 km) NNW | Hughenden Airport (HGD) | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 265.53 miles (427.33 km) SSW | Thargomindah Airport (XTG) | Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 296.18 miles (476.65 km) ESE | Taroom Airport (XTO) | Taroom, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,647.33 miles (18,744.52 km) NW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,628.74 miles (18,714.59 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,579.17 miles (18,634.83 km) NW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,517.16 miles (18,535.02 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,508.62 miles (18,521.29 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,506.98 miles (18,518.65 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,488.30 miles (18,488.58 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,462.77 miles (18,447.50 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,460.19 miles (18,443.34 km) NW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,406.96 miles (18,357.68 km) NNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,404.43 miles (18,353.61 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,396.76 miles (18,341.26 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,379.15 miles (18,312.93 km) N | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,378.88 miles (18,312.48 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,364.55 miles (18,289.43 km) N | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.24 miles (45.45 km) NNE | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 2 | 39.78 miles (64.02 km) WSW | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 3 | 49.89 miles (80.29 km) NW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 49.89 miles (80.29 km) NW | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 5 | 65.00 miles (104.61 km) ENE | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 68.65 miles (110.48 km) ENE | Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (HOH) | Hohenems, Austria | |
| 7 | 69.33 miles (111.58 km) NE | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 8 | 75.82 miles (122.02 km) WNW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 9 | 75.96 miles (122.25 km) SW | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 80.59 miles (129.70 km) SSE | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 82.91 miles (133.42 km) NNW | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 12 | 84.20 miles (135.50 km) ESE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 13 | 88.15 miles (141.86 km) WSW | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 90.94 miles (146.35 km) NNW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 15 | 103.01 miles (165.78 km) SSE | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,113.46 miles (19,494.68 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,680.24 miles (18,797.47 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,660.30 miles (18,765.39 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,658.54 miles (18,762.55 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,655.62 miles (18,757.86 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,650.83 miles (18,750.15 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,650.69 miles (18,749.92 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,648.45 miles (18,746.31 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,632.55 miles (18,720.73 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,627.74 miles (18,712.98 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,611.00 miles (18,686.05 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,609.44 miles (18,683.54 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,599.67 miles (18,667.81 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,592.95 miles (18,657.00 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,592.37 miles (18,656.07 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |