Nonstop flight route between Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia and Gibraltar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bunbury Airport (BUY), Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia and Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,136 miles (or 14,703 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 Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar 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: | GIB / LXGB |
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| Location: | Gibraltar |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°9'3"N by 5°20'58"W |
| Area Served: | Gibraltar |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GIB |
| More Information: | GIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Bunbury Airport (BUY):
- 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.
- Bunbury Airport is an airport servicing the Western Australian city of Bunbury.
- The closest airport to Bunbury Airport (BUY) is Busselton Regional Airport (BQB), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SW of BUY.
- Bunbury Airport (BUY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bunbury Airport", another name for BUY is "Bunbury City Airport".
- With increasing interest in ultra-light and general aviation, there is a potential for Bunbury Airport to become a major general aviation airport.
Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):
- There will be several car parks built at Gibraltar International during its expansion.
- The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
- Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar 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 furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
- There is one terminal at Gibraltar International.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
- On 10 January 2012, Gibraltar was selected as one of the 'World's Scariest Airport Landings and Take-offs' in the travel section of the Daily Telegraph due to its runway which extends into the sea.
- Gibraltar International Airport or North Front Airport is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
- Spain's continuing sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the territory where the airport stands has seriously affected the airport's operations.
