Nonstop flight route between Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia and Puerto Maldonado, Peru:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ), Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia and Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM), Puerto Maldonado, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,212 miles (or 13,216 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 Bairnsdale Aerodrome and Padre Aldamiz International 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 Bairnsdale Aerodrome and Padre Aldamiz International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ):

• The furthest airport from Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Bairnsdale Aerodrome (meaning Bairnsdale Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,807 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) is Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) NNW of BSJ.
• Because of Bairnsdale Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Bairnsdale Aerodrome 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.
• Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) has 2 runways.

Facts about Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM):

• The furthest airport from Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Padre Aldamiz International Airport (meaning Padre Aldamiz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
• Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Padre Aldamiz International Airport", another name for PEM is "Puerto Maldonado International Airport".
• The airport was served by Peru's national airline, AeroPerú.
• Padre Aldamiz International Airport is located near some of Peru's noted ecological areas, such as the national jungle reserve of Tambopata-Candamo.
• Because of Padre Aldamiz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 659 feet, planes can take off or land at Padre Aldamiz International 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.
• The closest airport to Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) is Alerta Airport (ALD), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) N of PEM.