Nonstop flight route between Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia and Leknes, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balgo Hill Airport (BQW), Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia and Leknes Airport (LKN), Leknes, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,128 miles (or 13,080 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 Leknes 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 Leknes 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: | LKN / ENLK |
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Location: | Leknes, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°9'9"N by 13°36'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LKN |
More Information: | LKN Maps & Info |
Facts about Balgo Hill Airport (BQW):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Leknes Airport (LKN):
- Leknes Airport handled 96,593 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Leknes Airport", another name for LKN is "Leknes lufthavn".
- Because of Leknes Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Leknes 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.
- Leknes Airport is a regional airport serving the town of Leknes and the surrounding areas in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway.
- The furthest airport from Leknes Airport (LKN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 10,718 miles (17,249 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
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- The closest airport to Leknes Airport (LKN) is Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ENE of LKN.
- Leknes Airport (LKN) currently has only 1 runway.