Nonstop flight route between Maumere, Indonesia and Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frans Seda Airport (MOF), Maumere, Indonesia and Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,527 miles (or 4,067 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 Frans Seda Airport and Bankstown 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 Frans Seda Airport and Bankstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOF / WATC |
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Location: | Maumere, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°38'27"S by 122°14'12"E |
Area Served: | Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOF |
More Information: | MOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWU / YSBK |
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Location: | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'29"S by 150°59'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bankstown Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWU |
More Information: | BWU Maps & Info |
Facts about Frans Seda Airport (MOF):
- The closest airport to Frans Seda Airport (MOF) is Wonopito Airport (LWE), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) NNW of MOF.
- Frans Seda Airport (MOF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Frans Seda Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Frans Seda 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 Frans Seda Airport (MOF) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Frans Seda Airport (meaning Frans Seda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
- In addition to being known as "Frans Seda Airport", another name for MOF is "Bandar Udara Frans Seda".
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- During the war, several "dummy houses" were built to make Bankstown Airport and its surrounds appear as a farm, hangars were disguised as houses with fake roads to further confuse the enemy.
- The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
- The existing small passenger terminal at the airport is capable of handling up to 200 passengers per hour.
- Bankstown Airport operates 24 hours a day, with limitations placed on night circuit training.
- In 1970 the government put forth a proposal to expand the airport's operations but this was vigorously opposed by the local community.
- Because of Bankstown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Bankstown 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- Runway 11C/29C has three stage, medium intensity edge lights and a Precision Approach Path Indicator or.
- On 26 September 2011, a Cessna 152 registered VH-HCE and operated by Basair Pty Ltd experienced total power loss due to fuel contamination with water.
- The furthest airport from Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Bankstown Airport (meaning Bankstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.