Nonstop flight route between Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) and Ballina, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kawthaung Airport (KAW), Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) and Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), Ballina, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,545 miles (or 7,314 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 Kawthaung Airport and Ballina Byron Gateway 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 Kawthaung Airport and Ballina Byron Gateway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAW / VYKT | 
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| Location: | Kawthaung, Myanmar (Burma) | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°2'57"N by 98°32'16"E | 
| Area Served: | Kawthaung | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 180 feet (55 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KAW | 
| More Information: | KAW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNK / YBNA | 
| Airport Name: | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport | 
| Location: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°49'59"S by 153°33'42"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ballina Shire Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BNK | 
| More Information: | BNK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kawthaung Airport (KAW):
- Because of Kawthaung Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at Kawthaung 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.
 - Kawthaung Airport (KAW) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Kawthaung Airport (KAW) is Ranong Airport (UNN), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) S of KAW.
 - The furthest airport from Kawthaung Airport (KAW) is Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM), which is nearly antipodal to Kawthaung Airport (meaning Kawthaung Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport), and is located 12,227 miles (19,678 kilometers) away in Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru.
 - In addition to being known as "Kawthaung Airport", another name for KAW is "ကော့သောင် လေဆိပ်".
 
Facts about Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK):
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is Lismore Airport (LSY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of BNK.
 - It is 5 km from the Ballina CBD, in Southern Cross Drive.
 - Because of Ballina Byron Gateway Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Ballina Byron Gateway 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.
 - Ballina Byron Gateway Airport handled 291,322 passengers last year.
 - The upgrade will in the future involve a taxiway being built for the runway and many more facilities for the airport.
 - The furthest airport from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,911 miles (19,168 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
 - In 2005 Ballina Airport was renamed Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.
 
