Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Córdoba, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Córdoba Airport (ODB), Córdoba, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,061 miles (or 17,801 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 Córdoba 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 Córdoba 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: | ODB / LEBA |
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Location: | Córdoba, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°50'35"N by 4°50'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ODB |
More Information: | ODB Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
- Runway 11C has a straight-in RNAV approach procedure.
- The airport has three runways.
- On 15 September 1982, a Douglas C-47, stored in the open, was damaged when the pilot of a light aircraft committed suicide by deliberately crashing it nearby.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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 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 Córdoba Airport (ODB):
- The closest airport to Córdoba Airport (ODB) is Seville Airport (SVQ), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) WSW of ODB.
- Córdoba Airport (ODB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Córdoba Airport (ODB) is Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), which is nearly antipodal to Córdoba Airport (meaning Córdoba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hamilton International Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (20,000 kilometers) away in Hamilton, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Córdoba Airport", another name for ODB is "Córdoba Airport ODB".