Nonstop flight route between Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia and Gomel, Belarus:
Departure Airport:
(20°8'53"S by 127°58'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°31'36"N by 31°1'0"E)
Distance from BQW to GME:
7,602.49 miles (12,234.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balgo Hill Airport (BQW), Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia and Gomel Airport (GME), Gomel, Belarus would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,602 miles (or 12,235 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 Balgo Hill Airport and Gomel 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 Balgo Hill Airport and Gomel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQW / YBGO |
| Airport Name: | Balgo Hill Airport |
| Location: | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°8'53"S by 127°58'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Wirrimanu Aboriginal Community |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1440 feet (439 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQW |
| More Information: | BQW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GME / UMGG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gomel, Belarus |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°31'36"N by 31°1'0"E |
| Area Served: | Gomel |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 472 feet (144 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GME |
| More Information: | GME Maps & Info |
Facts about Balgo Hill Airport (BQW):
- The furthest airport from Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,773 miles (18,947 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- The closest airport to Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) is Lake Gregory Airport (LGE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) W of BQW.
- Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Gomel Airport (GME):
- Besides Belarusian air companies, Latvian flag carrier "airBaltic" serviced flights between Gomel and Riga in 2006, but this destination is now defunct.
- The closest airport to Gomel Airport (GME) is Chernihiv Airport (CEJ), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) S of GME.
- In addition to being known as "Gomel Airport", other names for GME include "Аэрапорт Гомель" and "Аэропорт Гомель".
- Gomel Airport (GME) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gomel Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Gomel 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.
- Gomel Airport is an airport located 3 km north-east from Gomel, the second-largest city in Belarus.
- The furthest airport from Gomel Airport (GME) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,046 miles (17,777 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.17 miles (37.29 km) W | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 133.75 miles (215.25 km) N | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 164.36 miles (264.50 km) N | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 208.07 miles (334.85 km) NW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 244.63 miles (393.69 km) N | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 263.81 miles (424.57 km) NE | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 267.34 miles (430.24 km) N | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 305.79 miles (492.11 km) N | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 341.23 miles (549.15 km) WNW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 397.19 miles (639.21 km) SSE | Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 404.78 miles (651.43 km) WNW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 420.36 miles (676.50 km) NNE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 13 | 456.20 miles (734.18 km) SE | Alice Springs Airport (ASP) | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 495.23 miles (796.99 km) ESE | Cowra Airport (CWT) | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 567.91 miles (913.97 km) NNE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,773.19 miles (18,947.06 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 2 | 11,764.57 miles (18,933.20 km) ENE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 3 | 11,758.23 miles (18,922.99 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 4 | 11,749.26 miles (18,908.56 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 5 | 11,742.98 miles (18,898.44 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 11,741.97 miles (18,896.82 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 7 | 11,736.80 miles (18,888.50 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 8 | 11,731.95 miles (18,880.70 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 9 | 11,731.52 miles (18,880.00 km) ENE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 11,716.30 miles (18,855.50 km) ENE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 11 | 11,713.59 miles (18,851.15 km) E | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 12 | 11,710.43 miles (18,846.07 km) ENE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 13 | 11,709.16 miles (18,844.02 km) NE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 14 | 11,704.84 miles (18,837.07 km) E | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 15 | 11,703.66 miles (18,835.16 km) E | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.87 miles (125.32 km) S | Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) | Chernihiv, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 105.77 miles (170.22 km) NNW | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 3 | 140.06 miles (225.40 km) ENE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 4 | 148.84 miles (239.54 km) S | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 150.87 miles (242.80 km) S | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 154.97 miles (249.41 km) NW | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 7 | 159.15 miles (256.13 km) NNE | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 8 | 171.01 miles (275.21 km) NW | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 9 | 184.23 miles (296.49 km) SSW | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 210.43 miles (338.65 km) E | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 11 | 212.17 miles (341.46 km) SSE | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 230.16 miles (370.41 km) ESE | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 13 | 257.98 miles (415.18 km) SSE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 260.23 miles (418.80 km) NE | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 15 | 266.84 miles (429.43 km) N | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,046.19 miles (17,777.07 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,605.55 miles (17,067.94 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,598.05 miles (17,055.87 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,590.31 miles (17,043.41 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,586.17 miles (17,036.75 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,580.86 miles (17,028.20 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,577.39 miles (17,022.62 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,576.80 miles (17,021.67 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,576.02 miles (17,020.41 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,570.60 miles (17,011.69 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,566.46 miles (17,005.03 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,562.04 miles (16,997.92 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,555.33 miles (16,987.11 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,552.72 miles (16,982.92 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,536.94 miles (16,957.51 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |