Nonstop flight route between Banning, California, United States and Mackay, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Banning Municipal Airport (BNG), Banning, California, United States and Mackay Airport (MKY), Mackay, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,240 miles (or 11,651 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 Banning Municipal Airport and Mackay 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 Banning Municipal Airport and Mackay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNG / KBNG |
Airport Name: | Banning Municipal Airport |
Location: | Banning, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'20"N by 116°51'2"W |
Area Served: | Banning, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of Banning |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2219 feet (676 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNG |
More Information: | BNG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKY / YBMK |
Airport Name: | Mackay Airport |
Location: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'18"S by 149°10'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mackay Airport Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKY |
More Information: | MKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Banning Municipal Airport (BNG):
- The closest airport to Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) is Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of BNG.
- The furthest airport from Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Banning Municipal Airport (BNG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mackay Airport (MKY):
- Despite the collapse of airlines Ansett Australia and Flight West Airlines in 2001, Mackay Airport has experienced considerable growth in recent years, due to the use of the airport by Virgin Australia and the expansion of QantasLink services, and handles over 620,000 passengers through the terminal per annum but that has slowed and the airport is up for sale.
- Mackay Airport (MKY) has 2 runways.
- Mackay Airport had grass landing strips until 1940, when the Commonwealth Government extended the airport's boundaries and upgraded the runways to unsealed gravel for use during World War II.
- Mackay Airport handled 1,049,172 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mackay Airport (MKY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Mackay Airport (MKY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NNW of MKY.
- Because of Mackay Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackay 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.
- In January 2010, Auckland International Airport Limited, announced plans to purchase almost 25 per cent of North Queensland Airports, operator of the airports at Cairns and Mackay, for about $167 million.
- In November 2008, Mackay Airport was sold to a private consortium to fund the development of Mackay Hospital.