Nonstop flight route between Friday Harbor, Washington, United States and Burnie, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Friday Harbor Airport (FRD), Friday Harbor, Washington, United States and Burnie Airport (BWT), Burnie, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,302 miles (or 13,361 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 Friday Harbor Airport and Burnie 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 Friday Harbor Airport and Burnie Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRD / KFHR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°31'18"N by 123°1'27"W | 
| Area Served: | Friday Harbor, Washington | 
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Friday Harbor | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 113 feet (34 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FRD | 
| More Information: | FRD 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 Friday Harbor Airport (FRD):
- Friday Harbor is the default airport of Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
- Friday Harbor Airport covers an area of 145 acres which contains one runway with a 3,402 x 75 ft asphalt pavement.
- Because of Friday Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 113 feet, planes can take off or land at Friday Harbor 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.
- Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,726 miles (17,261 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) is Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) NNE of FRD.
- In addition to being known as "Friday Harbor Airport", another name for FRD is "FHR".
Facts about Burnie Airport (BWT):
- The closest airport to Burnie Airport (BWT) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of BWT.
- Burnie Airport was ranked 49th in Australia for the number of revenue passengers served in financial year 2010-2011.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Burnie Airport", another name for BWT is "Wynyard Airport".
- Burnie Airport handled 70,402 passengers last year.
- Burnie Airport (BWT) has 2 runways.




