Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Skiathos Island, Greece:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI), Skiathos Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,540 miles (or 15,353 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 Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’, 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 Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’. 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: | JSI / LGSK |
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Location: | Skiathos Island, Greece |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°10'39"N by 23°30'13"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JSI |
More Information: | JSI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (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.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- Bankstown Airport was originally planned in 1929.
- The terminal plays host to numerous events year round such as the annual Sydney Aviation Model Show.
- The airport has three runways.
- 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.
- The airport and the neighbouring Georges River Golf Course together form a suburb which is usually referred to as Bankstown Airport, although the official name is Bankstown Aerodrome.
- 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 Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI):
- Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Some flights departing Skiathos for British airports cannot take sufficient fuel to complete the trip without stopping at an intermediate airport to refuel, due to the limiting length of the runways.
- Because of Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’'s relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ 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 "Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’", another name for JSI is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σκιάθου ΄Α.Παπαδιαμάντης΄".
- The furthest airport from Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,358 miles (18,280 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The runways at Skiathos are characterised as 'short and narrow' and, as such, airlines typically require their pilots to undergo additional training for operations there.
- However, it should be mentioned that both Olympic Air and Cyprus Airways make use of their larger Airbus A319 and Airbus A320 when operating direct flights from Athens International Airport, Thessaloniki and Larnaca.
- Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ handled 265,773 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ (JSI) is Nea Anchialos National Airport (VOL), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) W of JSI.
- Skiathos Airport ‘Alexandros Papadiamantis’ is an airport on the island of Skiathos, Greece.