Nonstop flight route between Morong, Bataan, Philippines and Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Subic Bay International Airport (SFS), Morong, Bataan, Philippines and Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,926 miles (or 6,319 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 Subic Bay International 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 Subic Bay International Airport and Bankstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Subic Bay International Airport (SFS):

• The closest airport to Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) is Clark International Airport (CRK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of SFS.
• Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In December 2010, Guam-based Aviation Concepts has set up fixed-based operations as a full-service business jet center at Subic Bay International Airport, which has made it Asia’s largest private aviation firm in terms of hangar space.
• The furthest airport from Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Subic Bay International Airport (meaning Subic Bay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,778 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
• Because of Subic Bay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Subic Bay International 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.
• On December 13, 1995, SBIA became the main diversion airport when the Ninoy Aquino International Airport had a problem with its runway because of Asian Spirit Flight 897.
• In addition to being known as "Subic Bay International Airport", another name for SFS is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Look ng Subic".
• On August 18, 2007, SBIA became one of the main diversion airports due to "Super Typhoon" Typhoon Sepat which struck Taiwan and parts of China and the Philippines.

Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):

• The existing small passenger terminal at the airport is capable of handling up to 200 passengers per hour.
• Bankstown Airport is owned by the Federal Government and leased by Bankstown Airport Limited, a subsidiary of BAC Airports Pty Limited, whose ultimate shareholders include JF Infrastructure, Colonial First State and Australian Super.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
• In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
• 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 1970 the government put forth a proposal to expand the airport's operations but this was vigorously opposed by the local community.
• Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
• 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.