Nonstop flight route between Bluefield, West Virginia, United States and Canberra, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(37°17'44"N by 81°12'28"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°18'24"S by 149°11'41"E)
Distance from BLF to CBR:
9,660.44 miles (15,546.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercer County Airport (BLF), Bluefield, West Virginia, United States and Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,660 miles (or 15,547 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 Mercer County Airport and Canberra 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 Mercer County Airport and Canberra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLF / KBLF |
| Airport Name: | Mercer County Airport |
| Location: | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°17'44"N by 81°12'28"W |
| Area Served: | Bluefield / Princeton, West Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Mercer County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2857 feet (871 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLF |
| More Information: | BLF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBR / YSCB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Canberra, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°18'24"S by 149°11'41"E |
| Area Served: | Canberra |
| Operator/Owner: | Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1886 feet (575 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBR |
| More Information: | CBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercer County Airport (BLF):
- The furthest airport from Mercer County Airport (BLF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,496 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Mercer County Airport (BLF) is New River Valley Airport (PSK), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of BLF.
- Mercer County Airport covers an area of 144 acres at an elevation of 2,857 feet above mean sea level.
- Mercer County Airport (BLF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):
- In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".
- In 2002 and 2007 Canberra Airport won the Australian Airports Capital City Airport of the Year Award.
- The former Common User Terminal was located on the far eastern side of the building.
- Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.
- Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The building's two wings, the Southern Concourse and the Western Concourse are separated by an Atrium, the centrepiece of the terminal.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.11 miles (50.07 km) ESE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 34.26 miles (55.13 km) N | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) | Beckley, West Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 44.42 miles (71.48 km) E | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 58.90 miles (94.80 km) NE | Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) SW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 67.75 miles (109.03 km) E | Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 74.39 miles (119.72 km) S | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 75.88 miles (122.11 km) WSW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 77.53 miles (124.77 km) NNW | Yeager Airport (CRW) | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 87.23 miles (140.39 km) SW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 11 | 97.11 miles (156.28 km) SE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 104.38 miles (167.99 km) SSW | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 104.45 miles (168.10 km) NW | Tri-State Airport (HTS) | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 104.64 miles (168.41 km) NW | Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 107.89 miles (173.64 km) S | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,493.06 miles (18,496.25 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,471.25 miles (18,461.14 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,448.92 miles (18,425.21 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,443.63 miles (18,416.70 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,418.96 miles (18,376.99 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,403.58 miles (18,352.24 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,394.39 miles (18,337.45 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,387.55 miles (18,326.44 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,364.93 miles (18,290.03 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,349.04 miles (18,264.47 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,346.23 miles (18,259.94 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,320.00 miles (18,217.74 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,297.53 miles (18,181.57 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,293.50 miles (18,175.09 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,265.80 miles (18,130.50 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.77 miles (73.66 km) NE | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 67.17 miles (108.09 km) SE | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 80.83 miles (130.09 km) NW | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 95.06 miles (152.98 km) SW | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 5 | 98.04 miles (157.78 km) W | Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 103.94 miles (167.27 km) ENE | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 117.48 miles (189.06 km) SSE | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 121.85 miles (196.09 km) NE | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 133.63 miles (215.05 km) NNE | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 136.09 miles (219.02 km) WSW | Albury Airport (ABX) | Albury, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 139.69 miles (224.81 km) NE | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 146.76 miles (236.19 km) NE | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 13 | 148.11 miles (238.36 km) NW | West Wyalong Airport (WWY) | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 152.32 miles (245.13 km) NNW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 158.84 miles (255.63 km) SW | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,186.62 miles (19,612.42 km) NNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,177.23 miles (19,597.31 km) NNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,149.42 miles (19,552.55 km) N | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,134.81 miles (19,529.04 km) N | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,133.92 miles (19,527.60 km) NNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,122.29 miles (19,508.89 km) NW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,107.15 miles (19,484.52 km) WNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,102.07 miles (19,476.35 km) WNW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,614.07 miles (18,690.99 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,597.12 miles (18,663.70 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,544.62 miles (18,579.22 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,494.02 miles (18,497.78 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,467.65 miles (18,455.34 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,462.55 miles (18,447.14 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,398.15 miles (18,343.50 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |