Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Kayes, Mali:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Kayes Airport (KYS), Kayes, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,700 miles (or 17,220 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 Kayes 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 Kayes 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: | KYS / GAKY |
Airport Name: | Kayes Airport |
Location: | Kayes, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°28'51"N by 11°24'15"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KYS |
More Information: | KYS 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 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.
- The existing small passenger terminal at the airport is capable of handling up to 200 passengers per hour.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- De Havilland Australia has been affiliated with the airport opening a factory at the airfield in 1942, occupying the area to the south of the runway.
- The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
Facts about Kayes Airport (KYS):
- The furthest airport from Kayes Airport (KYS) is Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF), which is nearly antipodal to Kayes Airport (meaning Kayes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maewo-Naone Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Maewo, Vanuatu.
- Because of Kayes Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Kayes 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.
- Kayes Airport (KYS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kayes Airport (KYS) is Yélimané Airport (EYL), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NE of KYS.