Nonstop flight route between Chokurdakh, Russia and Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(70°37'30"N by 147°53'48"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°55'29"S by 150°59'17"E)
Distance from CKH to BWU:
7,225.35 miles (11,628.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chokurdakh Airport (CKH), Chokurdakh, Russia and Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,225 miles (or 11,628 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 Chokurdakh Airport and Bankstown 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 Chokurdakh Airport and Bankstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKH / UESO |
| Airport Name: | Chokurdakh Airport |
| Location: | Chokurdakh, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°37'30"N by 147°53'48"E |
| Area Served: | Chokurdakh |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKH |
| More Information: | CKH Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Chokurdakh Airport (CKH):
- The closest airport to Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) is Belaya Gora Airport (BGN), which is located 150 miles (241 kilometers) SSW of CKH.
- The furthest airport from Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,506 miles (18,516 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- Runway 11C has a straight-in RNAV approach procedure.
- 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 1970 the government put forth a proposal to expand the airport's operations but this was vigorously opposed by the local community.
- 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.
- 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 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 149.96 miles (241.34 km) SSW | Belaya Gora Airport (BGN) | Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic, Russia |     |
| 2 | 206.96 miles (333.06 km) WSW | Deputatsky Airport (DPT) | Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 260.57 miles (419.35 km) SE | Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK) | Srednekolymsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 287.69 miles (463.00 km) W | Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) | Ust-Kuyga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 345.18 miles (555.50 km) SSE | Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) | Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 6 | 346.73 miles (558.00 km) ESE | Chersky (CYX) | Chersky, Yakutia, Russia | |
| 7 | 383.26 miles (616.80 km) WSW | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 428.32 miles (689.32 km) WNW | Tiksi Airport (IKS) | Tiksi, Russia | |
| 9 | 437.98 miles (704.86 km) SSW | Ust-Nera Airport (USR) | Ust-Nera, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 469.67 miles (755.86 km) WSW | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 531.18 miles (854.85 km) E | Pevek Airport (PWE) | Pevek, Russia | |
| 12 | 617.98 miles (994.54 km) SW | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 714.14 miles (1,149.30 km) ESE | Markovo Airport (KVM) | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 14 | 744.55 miles (1,198.23 km) S | Sokol Airport (GDX) | Magadan, Russia | |
| 15 | 768.25 miles (1,236.38 km) SW | Yakutsk Airport (YKS) | Yakutsk, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,505.57 miles (18,516.37 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,899.64 miles (17,541.23 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 10,898.47 miles (17,539.35 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 10,897.39 miles (17,537.61 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 5 | 10,846.19 miles (17,455.21 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,736.05 miles (17,277.96 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,683.21 miles (17,192.92 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,621.17 miles (17,093.08 km) ESE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,546.42 miles (16,972.78 km) ESE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,544.61 miles (16,969.87 km) ESE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,507.23 miles (16,909.70 km) SE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,492.23 miles (16,885.57 km) ESE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,354.36 miles (16,663.69 km) SE | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 10,347.73 miles (16,653.01 km) ESE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,335.35 miles (16,633.09 km) ESE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.93 miles (17.58 km) E | Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia | |
| 2 | 19.02 miles (30.61 km) WSW | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 45.41 miles (73.08 km) SSW | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 70.45 miles (113.38 km) NNE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 81.14 miles (130.58 km) NNE | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 84.70 miles (136.31 km) WNW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 89.21 miles (143.57 km) NNE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 92.09 miles (148.20 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 94.42 miles (151.96 km) SW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 123.27 miles (198.38 km) NW | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 139.69 miles (224.81 km) SW | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 12 | 144.45 miles (232.46 km) SSW | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NNW | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 175.41 miles (282.30 km) WSW | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 179.86 miles (289.45 km) WNW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,135.02 miles (19,529.37 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,118.89 miles (19,503.41 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,115.36 miles (19,497.74 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,114.35 miles (19,496.11 km) NW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,085.94 miles (19,450.39 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,075.62 miles (19,433.77 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,036.89 miles (19,371.45 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,023.17 miles (19,349.36 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,725.73 miles (18,870.69 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,705.34 miles (18,837.86 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,678.64 miles (18,794.90 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,628.76 miles (18,714.63 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,599.82 miles (18,668.05 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,596.30 miles (18,662.39 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,530.42 miles (18,556.36 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |