Nonstop flight route between Bo, Sierra Leone and Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(7°56'38"N by 11°45'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°53'15"S by 147°34'4"E)
Distance from KBS to BSJ:
9,998.23 miles (16,090.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bo Airport (KBS), Bo, Sierra Leone and Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ), Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,998 miles (or 16,091 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 Bo Airport and Bairnsdale Aerodrome, 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 Bo Airport and Bairnsdale Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBS / GFBO |
| Airport Name: | Bo Airport |
| Location: | Bo, Sierra Leone |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°56'38"N by 11°45'42"W |
| Area Served: | Bo |
| Operator/Owner: | Sierra Leonean Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBS |
| More Information: | KBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSJ / YBNS |
| Airport Name: | Bairnsdale Aerodrome |
| Location: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°53'15"S by 147°34'4"E |
| Operator/Owner: | East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BSJ |
| More Information: | BSJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bo Airport (KBS):
- The closest airport to Bo Airport (KBS) is Kenema Airport (KEN), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) E of KBS.
- Because of Bo Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Bo 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 Bo Airport (KBS) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Bo Airport (meaning Bo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,040 miles (19,376 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- Bo Airport (KBS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ):
- The furthest airport from Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Bairnsdale Aerodrome (meaning Bairnsdale Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,807 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) is Mount Hotham Airport (MHU), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) NNW of BSJ.
- Because of Bairnsdale Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Bairnsdale Aerodrome 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.
- Bairnsdale Aerodrome (BSJ) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.37 miles (64.97 km) E | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone |     |
| 2 | 43.13 miles (69.42 km) WSW | Gbangbatok Airport (GBK) | Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | 59.11 miles (95.13 km) WSW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |
| 4 | 67.37 miles (108.42 km) NE | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 5 | 98.52 miles (158.55 km) WNW | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | 108.49 miles (174.60 km) WNW | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 7 | 108.73 miles (174.98 km) ENE | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 8 | 118.32 miles (190.41 km) N | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| 9 | 133.42 miles (214.72 km) SSE | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 138.91 miles (223.56 km) E | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 11 | 139.93 miles (225.19 km) NE | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 12 | 152.20 miles (244.95 km) SE | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 13 | 159.58 miles (256.82 km) NNE | Faranah Airport (FAA) | Faranah, Guinea | |
| 14 | 162.10 miles (260.88 km) ENE | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 15 | 169.39 miles (272.61 km) NW | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,039.84 miles (19,376.19 km) S | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,025.85 miles (19,353.68 km) S | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,001.06 miles (19,313.78 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,989.63 miles (19,295.39 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,971.05 miles (19,265.49 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 11,949.34 miles (19,230.56 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 11,938.69 miles (19,213.41 km) E | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 11,931.34 miles (19,201.59 km) E | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,927.75 miles (19,195.80 km) S | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,917.74 miles (19,179.70 km) S | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 11 | 11,917.52 miles (19,179.33 km) E | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,916.70 miles (19,178.03 km) S | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,909.82 miles (19,166.94 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,889.45 miles (19,134.16 km) S | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,871.83 miles (19,105.81 km) S | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.44 miles (95.65 km) NNW | Mount Hotham Airport (MHU) | Mount Hotham, Victoria, Australia | |
| 2 | 119.10 miles (191.67 km) N | Corryong Airport (CYG) | Corryong, Victoria, Australia | |
| 3 | 126.08 miles (202.90 km) NW | Benalla Airport (BLN) | Benalla, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 | 130.12 miles (209.40 km) NNW | Albury Airport (ABX) | Albury, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 134.50 miles (216.46 km) W | Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia | |
| 6 | 144.85 miles (233.11 km) ENE | Merimbula Airport (MIM) | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 145.94 miles (234.86 km) W | Essendon Airport (MEB) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 8 | 147.30 miles (237.06 km) NNW | Corowa Airport (CWW) | Corowa, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 149.51 miles (240.61 km) W | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 | 153.97 miles (247.80 km) S | Flinders Island Airport (FLS) | Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 156.53 miles (251.91 km) NW | Shepparton Airport (SHT) | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 177.51 miles (285.68 km) W | Geelong Airport (GEX) | Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 185.43 miles (298.43 km) W | Avalon Airport (AVV) | Avalon, Victoria, Australia | |
| 14 | 188.17 miles (302.83 km) N | Wagga Wagga Airport (WGA) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 194.80 miles (313.50 km) WNW | Bendigo Airport (BXG) | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.60 miles (19,807.11 km) NNW | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,294.56 miles (19,786.13 km) NNW | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,230.39 miles (19,682.85 km) WNW | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,215.34 miles (19,658.64 km) WNW | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,184.55 miles (19,609.08 km) WNW | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,141.08 miles (19,539.13 km) WNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,069.15 miles (19,423.37 km) W | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,033.55 miles (19,366.07 km) W | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,485.39 miles (18,483.89 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,474.24 miles (18,465.96 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,376.74 miles (18,309.04 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,324.82 miles (18,225.48 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,304.64 miles (18,193.01 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,295.99 miles (18,179.09 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,235.53 miles (18,081.78 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |