Nonstop flight route between Derby, Western Australia, Australia and Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Derby Airport (DRB), Derby, Western Australia, Australia and Bradley International Airport (BDL), Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,484 miles (or 16,872 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 Derby Airport and Bradley International 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 Derby Airport and Bradley International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRB / YDBY |
Airport Name: | Derby Airport |
Location: | Derby, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°22'12"S by 123°39'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shire of Derby/West Kimberley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRB |
More Information: | DRB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDL / KBDL |
Airport Name: | Bradley International Airport |
Location: | Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°56'21"N by 72°40'59"W |
Area Served: | Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | State of Connecticut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDL |
More Information: | BDL Maps & Info |
Facts about Derby Airport (DRB):
- Because of Derby Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Derby 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.
- Derby Airport (DRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Derby Airport (DRB) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is nearly antipodal to Derby Airport (meaning Derby Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
- The closest airport to Derby Airport (DRB) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) WSW of DRB.
Facts about Bradley International Airport (BDL):
- The airfield began civilian use in 1947 as Bradley International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Bradley International Airport (BDL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,740 miles (18,894 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1986, new Terminal A and Bradley Sheraton Hotel was completed.
- Terminal B, the 1952 Murphy Terminal, was closed to passenger use on April 15, 2010.
- The closest airport to Bradley International Airport (BDL) is Rentschler Heliport (EHT), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of BDL.
- Bradley International Airport (BDL) has 3 runways.
- In December 2002, a new International Arrivals Building opened to the west of Terminal B.
- Because of Bradley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Bradley International 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.