Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA), Guaíra, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,101 miles (or 13,038 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 Guaíra Municipal 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 Guaíra Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):

• The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
• Runway 11C has a straight-in RNAV approach procedure.
• In the late 1970s Hawker de Havilland relocated their Lidcombe plant to Bankstown Airport.
• 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.
• 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 is owned by the Federal Government and leased by Bankstown Airport Limited, a subsidiary of BAC Airports Pty Limited, whose ultimate shareholders include JF Infrastructure, Colonial First State and Australian Super.
• The airport's master plan was approved in March 2005 by the Minister for Transport and Regional Services.
• The terminal plays host to numerous events year round such as the annual Sydney Aviation Model Show.
• In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
• The existing small passenger terminal at the airport is capable of handling up to 200 passengers per hour.

Facts about Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA):

• Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) is Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SE of QGA.
• Because of Guaíra Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 889 feet, planes can take off or land at Guaíra Municipal 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.
• The furthest airport from Guaíra Municipal Airport (QGA) is Miyako Airport (MMY), which is nearly antipodal to Guaíra Municipal Airport (meaning Guaíra Municipal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miyako Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan.
• Guaíra Municipal Airport handled 181 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Guaíra Municipal Airport", another name for QGA is "Aeroporto Municipal de Guaíra".
• It is operated by the Municipality of Guaíra under the supervision of Aeroportos do Paraná.