Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Qasigiannguit, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), Qasigiannguit, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,877 miles (or 15,895 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 Qasigiannguit Heliport, 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 Qasigiannguit Heliport. 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: | JCH / BGCH |
Airport Name: | Qasigiannguit Heliport |
Location: | Qasigiannguit, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°49'1"N by 51°10'28"W |
Area Served: | Qasigiannguit, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JCH |
More Information: | JCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- In the late 1970s Hawker de Havilland relocated their Lidcombe plant to Bankstown Airport.
- One of its hangars is being used for the filming of Top Gear Australia, however none of the track sections were filmed at Bankstown as it is too busy.
- 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 (BWU) has 3 runways.
- During the war, several "dummy houses" were built to make Bankstown Airport and its surrounds appear as a farm, hangars were disguised as houses with fake roads to further confuse the enemy.
- The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
- The existing small passenger terminal at the airport is capable of handling up to 200 passengers per hour.
- 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.
Facts about Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH):
- The closest airport to Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) is Ikamiut Heliport (QJI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SW of JCH.
- The furthest airport from Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,519 miles (16,929 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Qasigiannguit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Qasigiannguit Heliport 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.