Nonstop flight route between Boone, Iowa, United States and Longreach, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boone Municipal Airport (BNW), Boone, Iowa, United States and Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,897 miles (or 14,318 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 Boone Municipal Airport and Longreach 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 Boone Municipal Airport and Longreach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNW / KBNW |
Airport Name: | Boone Municipal Airport |
Location: | Boone, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°2'57"N by 93°50'50"W |
Area Served: | Boone, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Boone |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1160 feet (354 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNW |
More Information: | BNW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRE / YLRE |
Airport Name: | Longreach Airport |
Location: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°26'3"S by 144°16'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Longreach Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 627 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRE |
More Information: | LRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Boone Municipal Airport (BNW):
- The furthest airport from Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,773 miles (17,338 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) is Ames Municipal Airport (AMW), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BNW.
Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):
- Longreach Airport (LRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Longreach Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Longreach 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 1941, the Department of Civil Aviation established the Longreach Aeradio station at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Longreach Airport (LRE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Longreach Airport (LRE) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of LRE.
- During World War II, Longreach airport became, for a short time in 1942, a base for United States Army Air Forces B-17 bomber aircraft of the 28th and 93d Bombardment Squadrons.
- Charles Kingsford Smith arrived in 1927, during a flight around the continent.