Nonstop flight route between Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and Burnie, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Darwin International Airport (DRW), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and Burnie Airport (BWT), Burnie, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,170 miles (or 3,492 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 relatively short distance between Darwin International Airport and Burnie Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRW / YPDN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°24'52"S by 130°52'36"E | 
| Area Served: | Darwin, Northern Territory | 
| Operator/Owner: | Darwin International Airport Pty Ltd (DIA) / RAAF Darwin | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 103 feet (31 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DRW | 
| More Information: | DRW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWT / YWYY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°59'56"S by 145°43'51"E | 
| Area Served: | Burnie, Tasmania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWT | 
| More Information: | BWT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Darwin International Airport (DRW):
- In 1945 the Department of Aviation made the existing Darwin military airfield available for civil aviation purpose.
- The furthest airport from Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,867 miles (19,099 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Darwin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Darwin 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.
- The closest airport to Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Bathurst Island Airport (BRT), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of DRW.
- In December 2010 the Federal Government approved the Darwin Airport Master Plan, a 20-year blueprint of how the airport will be affected by and manage issues such as aviation growth and the rise of Darwin Airport as an international transit point between Europe, Asia and Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Darwin International Airport", another name for DRW is "RAAF Base Darwin".
- Darwin International Airport (DRW) has 2 runways.
- During the 2010–11 financial year there was a total of 1,679,899 passengers.
- Darwin International Airport handled 1,743,734 passengers last year.
Facts about Burnie Airport (BWT):
- In addition to being known as "Burnie Airport", another name for BWT is "Wynyard Airport".
- The closest airport to Burnie Airport (BWT) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of BWT.
- Because of Burnie Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Burnie 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.
- Burnie Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- Burnie Airport handled 70,402 passengers last year.
- The railway line has not been in operation since 2003.
- The furthest airport from Burnie Airport (BWT) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Burnie Airport (meaning Burnie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Burnie Airport (BWT) has 2 runways.




