Nonstop flight route between Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paducah KY (BWG), Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States and Brisbane Airport (BNE), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,948 miles (or 14,401 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 Paducah KY and Brisbane 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 Paducah KY and Brisbane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Paducah KY (BWG):

• Paducah KY (BWG) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Paducah KY (BWG) is Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) E of BWG.
• Because of Paducah KY's relatively low elevation of 547 feet, planes can take off or land at Paducah KY 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 Paducah KY (BWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,210 miles (18,041 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Brisbane Airport (BNE):

• Because of Brisbane Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Brisbane 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.
• Brisbane Airport handled 2,139,106 passengers last year.
• Brisbane's first airport, Eagle Farm Airport, was built in 1925 in the suburb of Eagle Farm originally a farming area in north Brisbane.
• In 1997, as part of the privatisation of numerous Australian airports, the airport was acquired for $1.4 billion from the Federal Airports Corporation by Brisbane Airport Corporation under a 50-year lease.
• The following airlines operate scheduled cargo flights from Brisbane.
• The furthest airport from Brisbane Airport (BNE) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• Brisbane Airport (BNE) has 2 runways.
• The Qantas concourse has 9 bays served by aerobridges including one served by a dual bridge.
• The closest airport to Brisbane Airport (BNE) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of BNE.