Nonstop flight route between Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia and Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Borroloola Airport (BOX), Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia and Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,160 miles (or 14,742 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 Swansea 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 Swansea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Borroloola Airport (BOX):

• 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.
• 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.
• Borroloola Airport (BOX) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):

• The furthest airport from Swansea Airport (SWS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Swansea Airport is an airport located at Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 5 NM west south-west of Swansea, Wales.
• Swansea Airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• The airport was, for a short time, the headquarters of Air Wales before they ceased all operations from the airport to focus on more popular routes from Cardiff International Airport, although before their demise, the headquarters remained in Swansea, instead at a city-centre location.
• De Havilland Aviation were based at the airport from 1996 to 2002 restoring former de Havilland military and naval aircraft to flying condition, including Vampires, Venom, Sea Devon and Sea Vixen.
• The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
• There has been widespread local opposition against the idea of further development of the airport.
• The 1990s saw the arrival of Heli-air Wales to the airport, and so began the era of Helicopter Training in South Wales.
• Because of Swansea Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Swansea 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 airport is mainly used to handle light helicopters and small private aircraft.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.