Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and Badu Island, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and Badu Island Airport (BDD), Badu Island, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,842 miles (or 12,621 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 El Paso International Airport and Badu Island 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 El Paso International Airport and Badu Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDD / YBAU |
Airport Name: | Badu Island Airport |
Location: | Badu Island, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°9'0"S by 142°10'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDD |
More Information: | BDD Maps & Info |
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- El Paso was the last stop of the first hijacking of a jetliner, a Boeing 707 owned by Continental Airlines.
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- El Paso International Airport is a public airport four miles northeast of downtown El Paso, in El Paso County, Texas, US.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- Airport diagram for January 1963
- During World War II, the airport was a United States Army Air Forces training base.
- The El Paso Municipal Airport construction was inspired by a visit from Charles Lindbergh.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Badu Island Airport (BDD):
- Badu Island Airport (BDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Badu Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Badu Island 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 Badu Island Airport (BDD) is Kubin Airport (KUG), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of BDD.
- The furthest airport from Badu Island Airport (BDD) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,496 miles (18,502 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.