Nonstop flight route between Timbuktu, Mali and Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Timbuktu Airport (TOM), Timbuktu, Mali and Bathurst Airport (BHS), Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,385 miles (or 16,712 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 Timbuktu Airport and Bathurst 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 Timbuktu Airport and Bathurst Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOM / GATB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Timbuktu, Mali | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°43'50"N by 3°0'26"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 863 feet (263 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TOM | 
| More Information: | TOM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHS / YBTH | 
| Airport Name: | Bathurst Airport | 
| Location: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'35"S by 149°39'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2435 feet (742 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BHS | 
| More Information: | BHS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Timbuktu Airport (TOM):
- In addition to being known as "Timbuktu Airport", another name for TOM is "Tombouctou Airport".
- The furthest airport from Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Timbuktu Airport (meaning Timbuktu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
- The closest airport to Timbuktu Airport (TOM) is Goundam Airport (GUD), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of TOM.
- Timbuktu Airport (TOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Timbuktu Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Timbuktu 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.
Facts about Bathurst Airport (BHS):
- The furthest airport from Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Bathurst Airport (meaning Bathurst Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- The local PJ Moodie Bathurst Aero Club and the PJ Moodie Memorial Drive into the airport facilities are memorials to Alderman PJ Moodie who campaigned constantly for an airfield to be built at Bathurst.
- Bathurst Airport handled 26,815 passengers last year.
- Bathurst Airport (BHS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bathurst Airport (BHS) is Mudgee Airport (DGE), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) N of BHS.




