Nonstop flight route between Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia and Coltishall, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barrow Island Airport (BWB), Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia and Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF), Coltishall, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,355 miles (or 13,447 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 Barrow Island Airport and Coltishall (IATA off-point), 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 Barrow Island Airport and Coltishall (IATA off-point). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWB / YBWX |
Airport Name: | Barrow Island Airport |
Location: | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°51'56"S by 115°24'16"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty. Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWB |
More Information: | BWB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLF / |
Airport Name: | Coltishall (IATA off-point) |
Location: | Coltishall, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°43'41"N by 1°21'42"E |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CLF |
More Information: | CLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Barrow Island Airport (BWB):
- Barrow Island Airport (BWB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Barrow Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Barrow Island 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 Barrow Island Airport (BWB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) E of BWB.
- The furthest airport from Barrow Island Airport (BWB) is Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS), which is nearly antipodal to Barrow Island Airport (meaning Barrow Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands.
Facts about Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF):
- Because of Coltishall (IATA off-point)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Coltishall (IATA off-point) 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 Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,813 miles (19,010 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The nearby RAF Coltishall played an important role during World War II, and afterwards, but was finally closed in December 2006.
- The closest airport to Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) is Norwich International Airport (NWI), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of CLF.
- Between 1779 and 1912, it was possible to navigate the River Bure all the way to Aylsham, but now the limit of navigation for powered craft is just south of Coltishall.