Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Ukiah, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI), Ukiah, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,446 miles (or 11,983 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 Ukiah 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 Ukiah Municipal 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: | UKI / KUKI |
Airport Name: | Ukiah Municipal Airport |
Location: | Ukiah, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'32"N by 123°12'2"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Ukiah |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 614 feet (187 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UKI |
More Information: | UKI Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- The airport has three runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport's master plan was approved in March 2005 by the Minister for Transport and Regional Services.
- Bankstown has its own dedicated air traffic control tower, operated by Airservices Australia, and uses Class D airspace procedures.
Facts about Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI):
- The closest airport to Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) is Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSE of UKI.
- Ukiah was served by Pacific Air Lines until the early 1960s with Douglas DC-3 aircraft with direct service to San Francisco International Airport via an intermediate stop at Santa Rosa.
- Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ukiah Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 614 feet, planes can take off or land at Ukiah 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 Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,307 miles (18,197 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Ukiah Municipal Airport is a public airport located one mile south of Ukiah, serving Mendocino County, California, USA.