Nonstop flight route between Airlie Beach, Australia and Bikaner, India:
Departure Airport:
(20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°4'14"N by 73°12'24"E)
Distance from WSY to BKB:
6,046.19 miles (9,730.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Airport (WSY), Airlie Beach, Australia and Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB), Bikaner, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,046 miles (or 9,730 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 Whitsunday Airport and Bikaner Air Force Base, 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 Whitsunday Airport and Bikaner Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WSY / YWHI |
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| Location: | Airlie Beach, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°16'36"S by 148°45'19"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Jeffrey Ruddell |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 40 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WSY |
| More Information: | WSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKB / VIBK |
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| Location: | Bikaner, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°4'14"N by 73°12'24"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 750 feet (229 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKB |
| More Information: | BKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Airport (WSY):
- The closest airport to Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of WSY.
- Because of Whitsunday Airport's relatively low elevation of 40 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday 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 "Whitsunday Airport", another name for WSY is "Shute Harbour Airport".
- The furthest airport from Whitsunday Airport (WSY) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,982 miles (19,283 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Whitsunday Airport (WSY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB):
- The furthest airport from Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bikaner Air Force Base (meaning Bikaner Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,264 miles (19,737 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bikaner Air Force Base's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Bikaner Air Force Base 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 Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) is Jodhpur Airport (JDH), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) S of BKB.
- In addition to being known as "Bikaner Air Force Base", other names for BKB include "Nal Airport", "बीकानेर एयर फोर्स बेस" and "नाल हवाई अड्डे".
- Bikaner Airport construction has been completed in August 2013.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.91 miles (22.39 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 20.04 miles (32.25 km) SW | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 39.33 miles (63.30 km) WNW | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 67.65 miles (108.87 km) SSE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 130.58 miles (210.15 km) SSW | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 147.47 miles (237.32 km) WNW | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 161.78 miles (260.36 km) W | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 164.00 miles (263.94 km) S | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 174.61 miles (281.00 km) S | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 187.30 miles (301.43 km) SSW | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 229.86 miles (369.92 km) S | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 230.35 miles (370.72 km) S | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 234.89 miles (378.02 km) NW | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 241.22 miles (388.20 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 271.25 miles (436.54 km) SSW | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,981.65 miles (19,282.55 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,966.90 miles (19,258.81 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,914.28 miles (19,174.13 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,856.20 miles (19,080.66 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,856.11 miles (19,080.51 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,841.03 miles (19,056.24 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,818.49 miles (19,019.98 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,806.68 miles (19,000.96 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,800.96 miles (18,991.76 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,519.53 miles (18,538.84 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,516.65 miles (18,534.20 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,453.63 miles (18,432.78 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 13 | 11,428.02 miles (18,391.57 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 14 | 11,427.71 miles (18,391.06 km) W | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 11,423.93 miles (18,385.00 km) WNW | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 126.09 miles (202.92 km) S | Jodhpur Airport (JDH) | Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India | |
| 2 | 126.23 miles (203.15 km) NW | Bahawalpur Airport (BHV) | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 165.98 miles (267.11 km) WSW | Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) | Jaisalmer, India | |
| 4 | 181.47 miles (292.05 km) ESE | Jaipur Airport (JAI) | Jaipur / Sanganer, India | |
| 5 | 182.63 miles (293.91 km) NW | Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) | Multan, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 209.96 miles (337.90 km) NW | Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport (DEA) | Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 227.98 miles (366.90 km) N | فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 240.00 miles (386.25 km) E | Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) | Delhi, India | |
| 9 | 242.35 miles (390.02 km) S | Udaipur Airport (UDR) | Udaipur, India | |
| 10 | 248.98 miles (400.69 km) NNE | Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 253.52 miles (408.00 km) NE | Sahnewal Airport (LUH) | Ludhiana, India | |
| 12 | 255.00 miles (410.39 km) WSW | Kadanwari Airport (KCF) | Kadanwari, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 258.83 miles (416.55 km) SE | Kota Airport (KTU) | Kota, India | |
| 14 | 268.79 miles (432.57 km) NNE | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) | Amritsar, India | |
| 15 | 270.67 miles (435.61 km) W | Sukkur Airport (SKZ) | Sukkur, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,264.14 miles (19,737.16 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,656.64 miles (17,150.16 km) E | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,408.58 miles (16,750.94 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,391.75 miles (16,723.86 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,381.83 miles (16,707.89 km) E | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,359.32 miles (16,671.67 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,356.45 miles (16,667.05 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,347.68 miles (16,652.93 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,343.66 miles (16,646.46 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,343.48 miles (16,646.17 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,343.04 miles (16,645.47 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,338.41 miles (16,638.02 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,336.51 miles (16,634.95 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,334.42 miles (16,631.59 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,331.37 miles (16,626.69 km) E | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |