Nonstop flight route between Brunswick, Georgia, United States and Canberra, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK), Brunswick, Georgia, United States and Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,529 miles (or 15,335 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 Brunswick Golden Isles Airport and Canberra 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 Brunswick Golden Isles Airport and Canberra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQK / KBQK |
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| Location: | Brunswick, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°15'32"N by 81°27'59"W |
| Area Served: | Brunswick, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | Glynn County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQK |
| More Information: | BQK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBR / YSCB |
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| Location: | Canberra, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°18'24"S by 149°11'41"E |
| Area Served: | Canberra |
| Operator/Owner: | Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1886 feet (575 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CBR |
| More Information: | CBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK):
- Prior to 1975, the airport was Naval Air Station Glynco.
- The furthest airport from Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Brunswick Golden Isles Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Brunswick Golden Isles 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 addition to being known as "Brunswick Golden Isles Airport", another name for BQK is "Glynco Jetport".
- Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) currently has only 1 runway.
- On April 5, 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 crashed while on approach to the airport.
- As TRAWING 8 was decommissioned and VT-86 transferred to Training Air Wing SIX at NAS Pensacola, Florida, the Glynn County community hastily took control of its destiny when a group of 19 community leaders formed the Glynco Steering Committee to attract new users to the facility.
- The closest airport to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) is Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of BQK.
Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):
- The building's two wings, the Southern Concourse and the Western Concourse are separated by an Atrium, the centrepiece of the terminal.
- Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
- Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.
- The lease to the site was sold to Canberra International Airport Pty Ltd in 1998, and the RAAF area was sub-leased back to the Department of Defence.
- In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".
- The Canberra Spatial Plan released by the ACT Government in March 2004 identified the airport and surrounding areas as being an important centre for future industrial and related development.
