Nonstop flight route between Bourke, New South Wales, Australia and Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bourke Airport (BRK), Bourke, New South Wales, Australia and Totegegie Airport (GMR), Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,820 miles (or 7,757 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 Bourke Airport and Totegegie 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 Bourke Airport and Totegegie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRK / YBKE |
Airport Name: | Bourke Airport |
Location: | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'17"S by 145°57'6"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 352 feet (107 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRK |
More Information: | BRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMR / NTGJ |
Airport Name: | Totegegie Airport |
Location: | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°5'3"S by 134°53'7"W |
Area Served: | Gambier Islands, French Polynesia Is the closest airport to the Pitcairn Islands |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMR |
More Information: | GMR Maps & Info |
Facts about Bourke Airport (BRK):
- Because of Bourke Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourke 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.
- Bourke Airport (BRK) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bourke Airport (BRK) is Brewarrina Airport (BWQ), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) E of BRK.
- The furthest airport from Bourke Airport (BRK) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is located 11,777 miles (18,953 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Totegegie Airport (GMR):
- Totegegie Airport (GMR) currently has only 1 runway.
- This shrub, Pemphis acidula, is widespread on Polynesian atolls and is best known as the miki miki.
- The closest airport to Totegegie Airport (GMR) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is located 285 miles (458 kilometers) WNW of GMR.
- The increase in passenger numbers is shown below.
- The furthest airport from Totegegie Airport (GMR) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is nearly antipodal to Totegegie Airport (meaning Totegegie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dawadmi Domestic Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia.
- Because of Totegegie Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Totegegie 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.