Nonstop flight route between Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Nouadhibou, Mauritania:
Departure Airport:
(28°49'59"S by 153°33'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°55'59"N by 17°1'46"W)
Distance from BNK to NDB:
11,633.87 miles (18,722.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), Nouadhibou, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,634 miles (or 18,723 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 Nouadhibou International 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 Nouadhibou International 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: | NDB / GQPP |
| Airport Name: | Nouadhibou International Airport |
| Location: | Nouadhibou, Mauritania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°55'59"N by 17°1'46"W |
| Area Served: | Nouadhibou, Mauritania |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NDB |
| More Information: | NDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK):
- 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.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport handled 291,322 passengers last year.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The upgrade will in the future involve a taxiway being built for the runway and many more facilities for the airport.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is Lismore Airport (LSY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of BNK.
- In 2005 Ballina Airport was renamed Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.
Facts about Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB):
- Because of Nouadhibou International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Nouadhibou International 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.
- Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) is Koumac Airport (KOC), which is nearly antipodal to Nouadhibou International Airport (meaning Nouadhibou International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Koumac Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Koumac, New Caledonia.
- The closest airport to Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) is La Güera Airport (ZLG), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of NDB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.26 miles (29.39 km) W | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 19.90 miles (32.03 km) SSW | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 46.31 miles (74.52 km) N | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 71.59 miles (115.22 km) SSW | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 103.76 miles (166.99 km) NNW | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 106.14 miles (170.82 km) SSW | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 126.35 miles (203.33 km) W | Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 126.93 miles (204.27 km) WSW | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 143.12 miles (230.33 km) NNW | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 156.74 miles (252.24 km) N | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 161.94 miles (260.62 km) SSW | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 162.80 miles (262.00 km) WSW | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 165.36 miles (266.12 km) SW | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 183.89 miles (295.95 km) NNW | Gympie Airport (GYP) | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 184.59 miles (297.07 km) SSW | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,910.65 miles (19,168.29 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 11,873.78 miles (19,108.94 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 11,869.57 miles (19,102.18 km) N | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,835.10 miles (19,046.70 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 11,824.35 miles (19,029.40 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 11,819.80 miles (19,022.07 km) N | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,804.62 miles (18,997.65 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,771.60 miles (18,944.50 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,762.36 miles (18,929.64 km) W | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,755.39 miles (18,918.42 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,754.89 miles (18,917.61 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,749.78 miles (18,909.39 km) N | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,722.16 miles (18,864.94 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.82 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,674.21 miles (18,787.78 km) W | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.27 miles (11.70 km) SSW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 2 | 190.45 miles (306.50 km) ESE | Akjoujt Airport (AJJ) | Akjoujt, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 204.81 miles (329.62 km) NNE | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 4 | 208.18 miles (335.04 km) SSE | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 259.31 miles (417.31 km) E | Atar Airport (ATR) | Atar, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 280.39 miles (451.23 km) SSE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 300.53 miles (483.66 km) ENE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 323.33 miles (520.35 km) SSE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| 9 | 323.51 miles (520.63 km) SSE | Podor Airport (POD) | Podor, Senegal | |
| 10 | 339.37 miles (546.15 km) S | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 11 | 343.82 miles (553.32 km) ENE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 350.00 miles (563.27 km) SSE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 13 | 368.16 miles (592.49 km) SE | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 399.42 miles (642.80 km) ESE | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 402.46 miles (647.70 km) SE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,349.24 miles (19,874.12 km) WSW | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 2 | 12,341.82 miles (19,862.19 km) SSW | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 12,316.05 miles (19,820.71 km) W | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 12,215.09 miles (19,658.24 km) WSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 12,193.88 miles (19,624.10 km) WSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 12,108.22 miles (19,486.25 km) W | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 12,022.63 miles (19,348.50 km) WSW | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,017.36 miles (19,340.02 km) WSW | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,002.32 miles (19,315.81 km) WSW | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,996.81 miles (19,306.94 km) SW | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,994.41 miles (19,303.09 km) W | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,993.52 miles (19,301.65 km) SW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,993.36 miles (19,301.40 km) SW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,990.88 miles (19,297.40 km) WSW | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,983.54 miles (19,285.58 km) SW | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |