Nonstop flight route between Emigrant Gap, California, United States and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU), Emigrant Gap, California, United States and Brisbane Airport (BNE), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,199 miles (or 11,586 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 Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport and Brisbane 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 Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport and Brisbane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU):

• The airport is served by a single, short, asphalt runway.
• The furthest airport from Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,220 miles (18,056 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Airport elevation = 5284.0 feet, 1611 meters
• The closest airport to Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) is Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of BLU.

Facts about Brisbane Airport (BNE):

• Brisbane Airport (BNE) has 2 runways.
• The Federal Government announced the construction of a new airport to be built immediately north of Eagle Farm.
• Brisbane Airport handled 2,139,106 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Brisbane Airport (BNE) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of BNE.
• Remote bays are located to the north and south of the building, and in the central area.
• In addition, BAC plans to make a significant investment in upgrading and improving facilities and services within the terminal, such as lounges and will assume control of the retail space of this part of the terminal.
• The domestic terminal has three distinct areas serving Qantas and Qantaslink at the northern end of the building and Virgin Australia at the southern end of the building with other carriers such as Jetstar, Tiger Airways and Skytrans are located in the central area of the terminal.
• Because of Brisbane Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Brisbane 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 international terminal was built in 1995 and has 12 bays with aerobridges, two of these a capable of handling A380s.
• The furthest airport from Brisbane Airport (BNE) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.