Nonstop flight route between Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada and Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haines Junction Airport (YHT), Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada and Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,670 miles (or 12,343 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 Haines Junction 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 Haines Junction 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: | YHT / CYHT | 
| Airport Name: | Haines Junction Airport | 
| Location: | Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'21"N by 137°32'43"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2150 feet (655 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YHT | 
| More Information: | YHT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWU / YSBK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Haines Junction Airport (YHT):
- Haines Junction Airport (YHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Haines Junction Airport (YHT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,438 miles (16,798 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Haines Junction Airport (YHT) is Burwash Airport (YDB), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of YHT.
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- Runway 11C has a straight-in RNAV approach procedure.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
- Runway 11C/29C has three stage, medium intensity edge lights and a Precision Approach Path Indicator or.
- The existing small passenger terminal at the airport is capable of handling up to 200 passengers per hour.
- The airport and the neighbouring Georges River Golf Course together form a suburb which is usually referred to as Bankstown Airport, although the official name is Bankstown Aerodrome.




