Nonstop flight route between Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland and Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA), Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland and Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,553 miles (or 15,374 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 Tasiusaq Heliport 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 Tasiusaq Heliport 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: | TQA / BGTA |
Airport Name: | Tasiusaq Heliport |
Location: | Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 73°22'23"N by 56°3'37"W |
Area Served: | Tasiusaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 181 feet (55 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from TQA |
More Information: | TQA 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 Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA):
- Because of Tasiusaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 181 feet, planes can take off or land at Tasiusaq Heliport 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 closest airport to Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) is Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of TQA.
- The furthest airport from Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,194 miles (16,406 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
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 a general aviation airport and business park located in the City of Bankstown, 22 km from the central business district of Sydney, Australia.
- 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 airport has three runways.
- The airport's master plan was approved in March 2005 by the Minister for Transport and Regional Services.
- 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.
- The airport offers a range of aviation and non-aviation settings with large hangars to accommodate grand scale indoor filming.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- 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.