Nonstop flight route between Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia and Blackpool, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bunbury Airport (BUY), Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia and Blackpool International Airport (BLK), Blackpool, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,183 miles (or 14,779 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 Bunbury Airport and Blackpool 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 Bunbury Airport and Blackpool International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUY / YBUN |
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| Location: | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°22'41"S by 115°40'36"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Bunbury City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUY |
| More Information: | BUY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLK / EGNH |
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| Location: | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'18"N by 3°1'42"W |
| Area Served: | Blackpool Cumbria Lancashire Preston |
| Operator/Owner: | Balfour Beatty |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLK |
| More Information: | BLK Maps & Info |
Facts about Bunbury Airport (BUY):
- In addition to being known as "Bunbury Airport", another name for BUY is "Bunbury City Airport".
- Bunbury Airport (BUY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bunbury Airport (BUY) is Busselton Regional Airport (BQB), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SW of BUY.
- Bunbury Airport has a single sealed runway, 07/25 which is 1,222 m × 18 m wide.
- In 2009, the airport received funding through the Western Australian Government's Regional Airports Development Scheme to extend the parallel taxiway by 700 m so arriving aircraft would no longer be required to turn around and taxi on the active runway to reach the apron area.
- Because of Bunbury Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Bunbury 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 furthest airport from Bunbury Airport (BUY) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Bunbury Airport (meaning Bunbury Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,898 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Blackpool International Airport (BLK):
- In 2005, Jet2 became the first major low cost airline to base an aircraft at Blackpool Airport.
- During 2011 the airport has undergone a few changes on the airfield itself.
- Blackpool International Airport is an international airport on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, England, in the Borough of Fylde, just outside the Borough of Blackpool.
- Three scheduled airlines operate from the airport, as well as occasional charter holiday flights in the summer months.
- Work on enlarging and improving the airfield and facilities began in late 1937, but the aerodrome was requisitioned by the Air Ministry in 1938.
- Blackpool International Airport handled 262,630 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Warton Aerodrome (WRT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of BLK.
- Blackpool International Airport (BLK) has 2 runways.
- Blackpool Airport Limited has a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- The furthest airport from Blackpool International Airport (BLK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,823 miles (19,027 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In 2007, Jet2 cancelled its Prague and Amsterdam services blaming insufficient passenger numbers as the reason to suspend the route.
- Because of Blackpool International Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackpool 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.
- In addition to being known as "Blackpool International Airport", another name for BLK is "Squires Gate Airport".
