Nonstop flight route between Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(28°49'59"S by 153°33'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°37'32"N by 80°47'52"W)
Distance from BNK to YSB:
9,294.18 miles (14,957.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Sudbury Airport (YSB), Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,294 miles (or 14,957 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 Sudbury 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 Sudbury 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: | YSB / CYSB |
| Airport Name: | Sudbury Airport |
| Location: | Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°37'32"N by 80°47'52"W |
| Area Served: | Greater Sudbury, Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1143 feet (348 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YSB |
| More Information: | YSB 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.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport handled 291,322 passengers last year.
- In 2005 Ballina Airport was renamed Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is Lismore Airport (LSY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of BNK.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sudbury Airport (YSB):
- The furthest airport from Sudbury Airport (YSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sudbury Airport (YSB) is North Bay Airport (YYB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of YSB.
- The air traffic control tower was added in 1972 and the terminal building was replaced with a larger one in 1973, which was renovated and expanded again in the early 2000s.
- Sudbury Airport (YSB) has 2 runways.
- Sudbury Airport or Greater Sudbury Airport, is an airport in the Canadian city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario and is located 11 nautical miles northeast of the downtown area, on Municipal Road 86 between the communities of Garson and Skead.
- In March 2012, after WestJet confirmed its plans to launch a regional airline, Gregg Saretsky said in an interview with The Globe and Mail that Sudbury was one of the cities where the company was considering expanding its service.
| 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 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) ESE | North Bay Airport (YYB) | North Bay, Ontario, Canada | |
| 2 | 74.11 miles (119.27 km) SW | Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport (YEM) | Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 85.99 miles (138.39 km) WSW | Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL) | Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 86.30 miles (138.88 km) NNE | Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR) | Earlton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | 98.89 miles (159.14 km) WSW | Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE) | Gore Bay, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 105.24 miles (169.37 km) SSE | Parry Sound/Frying Pan Island-Sans Souci Water Aerodrome (YSI) | Frying Pan Island (near Parry Sound), Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 105.61 miles (169.96 km) SSE | Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport (YPD) | Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 115.95 miles (186.61 km) NNE | Kirkland Lake Airport (YKX) | Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 130.85 miles (210.59 km) S | Wiarton Airport (YVV) | Wiarton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | 134.84 miles (217.01 km) SSE | Muskoka Airport (YQA) | Muskoka, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 137.07 miles (220.58 km) N | Timmins Victor M. Power Airport (YTS) | Timmins, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 140.62 miles (226.30 km) S | Owen Sound/Billy Bishop Regional Airport (YOS) | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 142.62 miles (229.52 km) NE | Rouyn-Noranda Airport (YUY) | Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 145.32 miles (233.88 km) NW | Chapleau Airport (YLD) | Chapleau, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 146.88 miles (236.38 km) WSW | Drummond Island Airport (DRE) | Drummond Island, Michigan, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,228.19 miles (18,069.98 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,207.85 miles (18,037.24 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,204.32 miles (18,031.56 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,177.89 miles (17,989.03 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,177.69 miles (17,988.70 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,121.16 miles (17,897.73 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,107.01 miles (17,874.96 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,100.27 miles (17,864.11 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,088.55 miles (17,845.24 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,025.74 miles (17,744.17 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,953.69 miles (17,628.22 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,947.53 miles (17,618.30 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,930.38 miles (17,590.69 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,903.49 miles (17,547.42 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,893.98 miles (17,532.11 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |