Nonstop flight route between Gaspé, Quebec, Canada and Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP), Gaspé, Quebec, Canada and Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,357 miles (or 16,668 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 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé 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 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport 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: | YGP / CYGP |
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Location: | Gaspé, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'31"N by 64°28'46"W |
Area Served: | Gaspé, Quebec |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGP |
More Information: | YGP 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 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP):
- The closest airport to Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) is Bonaventure Airport (YVB), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) SW of YGP.
- Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport", another name for YGP is "Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport".
- Because of Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Michel-Pouliot Gaspé 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 Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (YGP) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,474 miles (18,466 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
- 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.
- One of its hangars is being used for the filming of Top Gear Australia, however none of the track sections were filmed at Bankstown as it is too busy.
- The airport has three runways.
- The terminal plays host to numerous events year round such as the annual Sydney Aviation Model Show.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- 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 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.
- When General MacArthur arrived in Australia, during World War II, Bankstown Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces, and was established as a key strategic air base to support the war effort in 1942.
- Bankstown Airport operates 24 hours a day, with limitations placed on night circuit training.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.