Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Zhengzhou, Henan, China:
Departure Airport:
(33°55'29"S by 150°59'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°31'10"N by 113°50'26"E)
Distance from BWU to CGO:
5,305.07 miles (8,537.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO), Zhengzhou, Henan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,305 miles (or 8,538 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 Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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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: | CGO / ZHCC |
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| Location: | Zhengzhou, Henan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°31'10"N by 113°50'26"E |
| Area Served: | Zhengzhou, Henan, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGO |
| More Information: | CGO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
- 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.
- Bankstown Airport is owned by the Federal Government and leased by Bankstown Airport Limited, a subsidiary of BAC Airports Pty Limited, whose ultimate shareholders include JF Infrastructure, Colonial First State and Australian Super.
- 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.
- Runway 11C has a straight-in RNAV approach procedure.
- In the late 1970s Hawker de Havilland relocated their Lidcombe plant to Bankstown Airport.
- When General MacArthur arrived in Australia, during World War II, Bankstown Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces, and was established as a key strategic air base to support the war effort in 1942.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
Facts about Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO):
- Because of Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Zhengzhou Xinzheng 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.
- In addition to being known as "Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport", other names for CGO include "郑州新郑国际机场" and "Zhèngzhōu Xīnzhèng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Xinzheng airport is located 37 km southeast of Zhengzhou.
- As for 2010, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport was the 20th busiest airport in the People's Republic of China with 8,707,873 passengers.
- Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport handled 10,150,075 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) is Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (meaning Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in San Luis, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) is Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) W of CGO.
- Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is the principal airport serving Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, China.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.93 miles (17.58 km) E | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia |     |
| 2 | 19.02 miles (30.61 km) WSW | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 45.41 miles (73.08 km) SSW | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 70.45 miles (113.38 km) NNE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 81.14 miles (130.58 km) NNE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 84.70 miles (136.31 km) WNW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 89.21 miles (143.57 km) NNE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 92.09 miles (148.20 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 94.42 miles (151.96 km) SW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 123.27 miles (198.38 km) NW | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 139.69 miles (224.81 km) SW | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 12 | 144.45 miles (232.46 km) SSW | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NNW | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 175.41 miles (282.30 km) WSW | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 179.86 miles (289.45 km) WNW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,135.02 miles (19,529.37 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,118.89 miles (19,503.41 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,115.36 miles (19,497.74 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,114.35 miles (19,496.11 km) NW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,085.94 miles (19,450.39 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,075.62 miles (19,433.77 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,036.89 miles (19,371.45 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,023.17 miles (19,349.36 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,725.73 miles (18,870.69 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,705.34 miles (18,837.86 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,678.64 miles (18,794.90 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,628.76 miles (18,714.63 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,599.82 miles (18,668.05 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,596.30 miles (18,662.39 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,530.42 miles (18,556.36 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 83.98 miles (135.16 km) W | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |
| 2 | 125.99 miles (202.75 km) NNW | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 3 | 127.52 miles (205.23 km) SW | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 4 | 142.38 miles (229.14 km) NNE | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 5 | 151.70 miles (244.13 km) ENE | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 6 | 157.01 miles (252.68 km) SE | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 164.15 miles (264.17 km) WNW | Yuncheng Guangong Airport (YCU) | Yuncheng, China | |
| 8 | 166.57 miles (268.07 km) NNE | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 9 | 186.58 miles (300.28 km) SSW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 214.40 miles (345.05 km) E | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 230.99 miles (371.74 km) ESE | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 12 | 233.01 miles (375.00 km) NNW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 248.89 miles (400.54 km) NE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 259.02 miles (416.85 km) S | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 15 | 261.90 miles (421.48 km) E | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,350.09 miles (19,875.50 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,308.99 miles (19,809.36 km) E | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,278.61 miles (19,760.46 km) WSW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,258.86 miles (19,728.68 km) SW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,249.54 miles (19,713.68 km) SSW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,245.67 miles (19,707.45 km) SE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,232.17 miles (19,685.73 km) ESE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,197.51 miles (19,629.94 km) SE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,187.84 miles (19,614.39 km) SSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,184.63 miles (19,609.20 km) SSE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,177.23 miles (19,597.30 km) WSW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,176.26 miles (19,595.75 km) SSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,160.49 miles (19,570.37 km) ESE | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,139.22 miles (19,536.13 km) W | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,132.81 miles (19,525.81 km) SE | Chos Malal Airport (HOS) | Chos Malal, Neuquén, Argentina | |