Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Enid, Oklahoma, 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 Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG), Enid, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,633 miles (or 13,894 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 Enid Woodring Regional 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 Enid Woodring Regional 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: | WDG / KWDG |
Airport Name: | Enid Woodring Regional Airport |
Location: | Enid, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°22'41"N by 97°47'20"W |
Area Served: | Enid, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Enid |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1167 feet (356 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WDG |
More Information: | WDG 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.
- In the late 1970s Hawker de Havilland relocated their Lidcombe plant to Bankstown Airport.
- In 1970 the government put forth a proposal to expand the airport's operations but this was vigorously opposed by the local community.
- The terminal plays host to numerous events year round such as the annual Sydney Aviation Model Show.
- 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 operates 24 hours a day, with limitations placed on night circuit training.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- 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.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
Facts about Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG):
- The closest airport to Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) is Vance Air Force Base (END), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of WDG.
- Enid's Airport was renamed Enid Woodring Municipal Airport on May 30, 1933 after Lieutenant Irvin A.
- Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,818 miles (17,410 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Enid Woodring Regional Airport covers an area of 1,206 acres at an elevation of 1,167 feet above mean sea level.
- Enid was the first city of Oklahoma to have a municipally owned airport.
- Scheduled passenger flights on Great Lakes Airlines to Denver and Liberal were discontinued in August 2006.