Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Skikda, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Skikda Airport (SKI), Skikda, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,413 miles (or 16,758 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 Skikda 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 Skikda 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | SKI / DABP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Skikda, Algeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'45"N by 6°57'3"E | 
| Area Served: | Skikda | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKI | 
| More Information: | SKI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- Bankstown Airport is a general aviation airport and business park located in the City of Bankstown, 22 km from the central business district of Sydney, Australia.
- The terminal plays host to numerous events year round such as the annual Sydney Aviation Model Show.
- The existing small passenger terminal at the airport is capable of handling up to 200 passengers per hour.
- 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 was originally planned in 1929.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 26 September 2011, a Cessna 152 registered VH-HCE and operated by Basair Pty Ltd experienced total power loss due to fuel contamination with water.
- 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.
- Selective taxiways and aprons are rated at 20 tonnes and limited to 50 tonnes MTOW.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Skikda Airport (SKI):
- Skikda Airport is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 5 km east-southeast of Skikda.
- The closest airport to Skikda Airport (SKI) is Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of SKI.
- Because of Skikda Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Skikda 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 Skikda Airport (SKI) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Skikda Airport", another name for SKI is "Skikda Airport (Skikda)".
- Skikda Airport (SKI) currently has only 1 runway.




