Nonstop flight route between Baoshan, Yunnan, China and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD), Baoshan, Yunnan, China and Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,250 miles (or 8,449 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 Baoshan Yunduan Airport and Melbourne 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 Baoshan Yunduan Airport and Melbourne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSD / ZPBS |
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Location: | Baoshan, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°3'11"N by 99°10'5"E |
Area Served: | Baoshan, Yunnan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5453 feet (1,662 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BSD |
More Information: | BSD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEL / YMML |
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Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 144°50'35"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEL |
More Information: | MEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD):
- The closest airport to Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) is Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) W of BSD.
- In addition to being known as "Baoshan Yunduan Airport", other names for BSD include "保山云端机场" and "Bǎoshān Yúnduān Jīchǎng".
- Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Baoshan Yunduan Airport's high elevation of 5,453 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BSD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BSD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,794 miles (18,981 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):
- A$330 million expansion programme for Terminal 2 was announced in 2007.
- The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
- Construction works were undertaken to prepare the airport for the arrival of the double-decker Airbus A380.
- Before the opening of Melbourne Airport, Melbourne's main airport was Essendon Airport which was officially designated an international airport in 1950.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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.
- Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
- Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
- Terminal 1 hosts domestic services for Qantas Group airlines, Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink and is located to the northern end of the building.
- Melbourne Airport was originally called Tullamarine Airport, after the adjacent suburb of the same name.