Nonstop flight route between Burnie, Tasmania, Australia and Kalamata, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burnie Airport (BWT), Burnie, Tasmania, Australia and Kalamata International Airport (KLX), Kalamata, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,456 miles (or 15,217 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 Burnie Airport and Kalamata 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 Burnie Airport and Kalamata 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 Burnie Airport (BWT):

• Until early 2000, Burnie airport had the distinction of having a railway line cross the northern end of runway 05/23, complete with flashing red signals, but without boom gates.
• The closest airport to Burnie Airport (BWT) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of BWT.
• The furthest airport from Burnie Airport (BWT) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Burnie Airport (meaning Burnie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Burnie Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
• The railway line has not been in operation since 2003.
• In addition to being known as "Burnie Airport", another name for BWT is "Wynyard Airport".
• Burnie Airport (BWT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Burnie Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Burnie 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.
• Burnie Airport handled 70,402 passengers last year.

Facts about Kalamata International Airport (KLX):

• Because of Kalamata International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalamata 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.
• On November 2001, fourteen plane spotters were arrested by the police after being observed taking photos of the air base.
• In addition to being known as "Kalamata International Airport", another name for KLX is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας".
• The furthest airport from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,388 miles (18,328 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
• The closest airport to Kalamata International Airport (KLX) is Sparti Airport (SPJ), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) ESE of KLX.
• It is featured in the opening scene of the 2013 film Before Midnight.
• Kalamata International Airport handled 75,800 passengers last year.
• Kalamata International Airport (KLX) has 2 runways.