Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Inongo Airport (INO), Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,493 miles (or 13,668 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 Inongo 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 Inongo 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: | INO / FZBA |
Airport Name: | Inongo Airport |
Location: | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°56'49"S by 18°17'8"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1040 feet (317 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from INO |
More Information: | INO Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- Bankstown Airport was originally planned in 1929.
- 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.
- Selective taxiways and aprons are rated at 20 tonnes and limited to 50 tonnes MTOW.
- 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.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
- The airport has three runways.
- On 26 September 2011, a Cessna 152 registered VH-HCE and operated by Basair Pty Ltd experienced total power loss due to fuel contamination with water.
- Bankstown has its own dedicated air traffic control tower, operated by Airservices Australia, and uses Class D airspace procedures.
- 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.
Facts about Inongo Airport (INO):
- The closest airport to Inongo Airport (INO) is Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) NE of INO.
- The furthest airport from Inongo Airport (INO) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Inongo Airport (meaning Inongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.