Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Guaraní International Airport (AGT), Ciudad del Este, Paraguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,998 miles (or 12,871 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 Bankstown Airport and Guaraní 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 Bankstown Airport and Guaraní 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: | BWU / YSBK |
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Location: | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'29"S by 150°59'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bankstown Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWU |
More Information: | BWU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGT / SGES |
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Location: | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°27'19"S by 54°50'35"W |
Area Served: | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 846 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGT |
More Information: | AGT Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- On 15 September 1982, a Douglas C-47, stored in the open, was damaged when the pilot of a light aircraft committed suicide by deliberately crashing it nearby.
- Because of Bankstown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Bankstown 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 terminal plays host to numerous events year round such as the annual Sydney Aviation Model Show.
- The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
- Runway 11C/29C has three stage, medium intensity edge lights and a Precision Approach Path Indicator or.
- The furthest airport from Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Bankstown Airport (meaning Bankstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- In the late 1970s Hawker de Havilland relocated their Lidcombe plant to Bankstown Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
Facts about Guaraní International Airport (AGT):
- In addition to being known as "Guaraní International Airport", another name for AGT is "Aeropuerto Internacional Guaraní".
- Because of Guaraní International Airport's relatively low elevation of 846 feet, planes can take off or land at Guaraní 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 Guaraní International Airport (AGT) is Shimojishima Airport (SHI), which is nearly antipodal to Guaraní International Airport (meaning Guaraní International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shimojishima Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Shimojishima, Japan.
- Guaraní International Airport (AGT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Guaraní International Airport (AGT) is Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of AGT.
- Guaraní International Airport handled 45,566 passengers last year.