Nonstop flight route between Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia and Gilgit, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Borroloola Airport (BOX), Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia and Gilgit Airport (GIL), Gilgit, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,408 miles (or 8,703 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 Borroloola Airport and Gilgit 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 Borroloola Airport and Gilgit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOX / YBRL |
Airport Name: | Borroloola Airport |
Location: | Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°4'5"S by 136°18'1"E |
Area Served: | Borroloola |
Operator/Owner: | Northern Territory Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOX |
More Information: | BOX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GIL / OPGT |
Airport Name: | Gilgit Airport |
Location: | Gilgit, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°55'6"N by 74°20'0"E |
Area Served: | Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4796 feet (1,462 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GIL |
More Information: | GIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Borroloola Airport (BOX):
- Borroloola Airport (BOX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Borroloola Airport (BOX) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,463 miles (18,447 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Borroloola Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Borroloola 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 Borroloola Airport (BOX) is McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of BOX.
Facts about Gilgit Airport (GIL):
- Because of Gilgit Airport's high elevation of 4,796 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GIL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GIL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Chilas Airport (CHB), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of GIL.
- The furthest airport from Gilgit Airport (GIL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,793 miles (18,979 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Gilgit Airport (GIL) currently has only 1 runway.