Nonstop flight route between Waspam, Nicaragua and Ballina, New South Wales, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(14°44'16"N by 83°58'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°49'59"S by 153°33'42"E)
Distance from WSP to BNK:
8,655.28 miles (13,929.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waspam Airport (WSP), Waspam, Nicaragua and Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), Ballina, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,655 miles (or 13,929 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 Waspam Airport and Ballina Byron Gateway 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 Waspam Airport and Ballina Byron Gateway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSP / MNWP |
| Airport Name: | Waspam Airport |
| Location: | Waspam, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°44'16"N by 83°58'32"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WSP |
| More Information: | WSP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNK / YBNA |
| Airport Name: | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport |
| Location: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°49'59"S by 153°33'42"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ballina Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNK |
| More Information: | BNK Maps & Info |
Facts about Waspam Airport (WSP):
- The closest airport to Waspam Airport (WSP) is Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SE of WSP.
- Waspam Airport (WSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Waspam Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Waspam 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 Waspam Airport (WSP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Waspam Airport (meaning Waspam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK):
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport handled 291,322 passengers last year.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- It serves Ballina and the nearby town of Byron Bay, a 20 minute drive north.
- The upgrade will in the future involve a taxiway being built for the runway and many more facilities for the airport.
- The furthest airport from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,911 miles (19,168 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- The closest airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is Lismore Airport (LSY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of BNK.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport is a small regional airport located at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia.
- Because of Ballina Byron Gateway Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Ballina Byron Gateway 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.42 miles (100.45 km) SE | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua |     |
| 2 | 65.06 miles (104.71 km) SW | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 88.64 miles (142.64 km) SW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 174.44 miles (280.73 km) NW | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 5 | 187.68 miles (302.04 km) SSE | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 190.28 miles (306.22 km) S | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 199.70 miles (321.39 km) ESE | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 8 | 201.60 miles (324.44 km) WNW | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 9 | 203.93 miles (328.20 km) WNW | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 10 | 212.77 miles (342.41 km) SE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 11 | 221.87 miles (357.07 km) WSW | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 12 | 232.12 miles (373.56 km) SW | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 13 | 245.01 miles (394.30 km) W | Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) | Comayagua, Honduras | |
| 14 | 267.94 miles (431.21 km) W | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 15 | 274.48 miles (441.73 km) W | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.52 miles (19,718.48 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,721.04 miles (18,863.14 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,571.16 miles (18,621.93 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,532.66 miles (18,559.97 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,528.26 miles (18,552.89 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,501.46 miles (18,509.76 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,498.02 miles (18,504.22 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,495.28 miles (18,499.81 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,487.53 miles (18,487.34 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,484.58 miles (18,482.59 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,463.88 miles (18,449.27 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,430.01 miles (18,394.77 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,427.60 miles (18,390.90 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,427.23 miles (18,390.30 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,424.62 miles (18,386.10 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.26 miles (29.39 km) W | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 19.90 miles (32.03 km) SSW | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 46.31 miles (74.52 km) N | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 71.59 miles (115.22 km) SSW | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 103.76 miles (166.99 km) NNW | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 106.14 miles (170.82 km) SSW | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 126.35 miles (203.33 km) W | Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 126.93 miles (204.27 km) WSW | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 143.12 miles (230.33 km) NNW | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 156.74 miles (252.24 km) N | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 161.94 miles (260.62 km) SSW | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 162.80 miles (262.00 km) WSW | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 165.36 miles (266.12 km) SW | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 183.89 miles (295.95 km) NNW | Gympie Airport (GYP) | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 184.59 miles (297.07 km) SSW | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,910.65 miles (19,168.29 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 11,873.78 miles (19,108.94 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 11,869.57 miles (19,102.18 km) N | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,835.10 miles (19,046.70 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 11,824.35 miles (19,029.40 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 11,819.80 miles (19,022.07 km) N | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,804.62 miles (18,997.65 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,771.60 miles (18,944.50 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,762.36 miles (18,929.64 km) W | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,755.39 miles (18,918.42 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,754.89 miles (18,917.61 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,749.78 miles (18,909.39 km) N | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,722.16 miles (18,864.94 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.82 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,674.21 miles (18,787.78 km) W | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |