Nonstop flight route between Simikot, Nepal and Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simikot Airport (IMK), Simikot, Nepal and Barrow Island Airport (BWB), Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,162 miles (or 6,698 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 Simikot Airport and Barrow 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 Simikot Airport and Barrow 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: | IMK / VNST | 
| Airport Name: | Simikot Airport | 
| Location: | Simikot, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°58'15"N by 81°49'8"E | 
| Area Served: | Simikot, Nepal | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9246 feet (2,818 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IMK | 
| More Information: | IMK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWB / YBWX | 
| Airport Name: | Barrow Island Airport | 
| Location: | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°51'56"S by 115°24'16"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Bristow Helicopters Australia Pty. Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWB | 
| More Information: | BWB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Simikot Airport (IMK):
- List of airports in Nepal
- The furthest airport from Simikot Airport (IMK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Simikot Airport's high elevation of 9,246 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IMK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IMK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Simikot Airport (IMK) is Bajura Airport (BJU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of IMK.
Facts about Barrow Island Airport (BWB):
- Because of Barrow Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Barrow 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 furthest airport from Barrow Island Airport (BWB) is Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS), which is nearly antipodal to Barrow Island Airport (meaning Barrow Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands.
- Barrow Island Airport (BWB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Barrow Island Airport (BWB) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) E of BWB.




