Nonstop flight route between Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Long Beach, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Long Beach Airport (JLB), Long Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,205 miles (or 11,595 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 Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and Long Beach 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 Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and Long Beach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNK / YBNA |
Airport Name: | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport |
Location: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°49'59"S by 153°33'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ballina Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNK |
More Information: | BNK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JLB / |
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Location: | Long Beach, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles and Orange counties |
Operator/Owner: | City of Long Beach |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from JLB |
More Information: | JLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK):
- Because of Ballina Byron Gateway Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Ballina Byron Gateway 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 2005 Ballina Airport was renamed Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.
- A master plan for an upgrade and expansion of the terminal has been drawn up and may be constructed with a new glass facade facing the apron and runway as well as a new drop-off/pick-up area and multiple interior changes.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport handled 291,322 passengers last year.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is Lismore Airport (LSY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of BNK.
- The upgrade will in the future involve a taxiway being built for the runway and many more facilities for the airport.
- The furthest airport from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,911 miles (19,168 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
Facts about Long Beach Airport (JLB):
- In addition to being known as "Long Beach Airport", other names for JLB include "LGB", "KLGB" and "LGB".
- During the 1940s and 1950s, the only airline non-stops from Long Beach Airport were to Los Angeles, San Diego, and sometimes Catalina Island.
- Long Beach Airport (JLB) has 5 runways.
- The closest airport to Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Long Beach Airport (LGB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of JLB.
- So the Navy had begun a survey for another site — unknown to city officials at the time.
- The Boeing Company maintains production of the C-17 military transport jet.
- Because of Long Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Beach 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.
- Between 1990 and 1992, Continental, Delta, TWA, and USAir ended service to the airport, as did American Airlines in early 2006.
- The furthest airport from Long Beach Airport (JLB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.