Nonstop flight route between Bowen, Queensland, Australia and Springfield, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bowen Airport (ZBO), Bowen, Queensland, Australia and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI), Springfield, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,779 miles (or 14,129 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 Bowen Airport and Abraham Lincoln Capital 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 Bowen Airport and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZBO / YBWN |
Airport Name: | Bowen Airport |
Location: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°1'4"S by 148°12'55"E |
Operator/Owner: | Whitsunday Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZBO |
More Information: | ZBO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPI / KSPI |
Airport Name: | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport |
Location: | Springfield, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°50'39"N by 89°40'41"W |
Area Served: | Springfield, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Springfield Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 598 feet (182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPI |
More Information: | SPI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bowen Airport (ZBO):
- Bowen Airport (ZBO) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bowen Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowen 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 Bowen Airport (ZBO) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,957 miles (19,243 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Bowen Airport (ZBO) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ESE of ZBO.
Facts about Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI):
- The airport is home to Capital Airport Air National Guard Station, a 91-acre facility on land leased from the Springfield Airport Authority.
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is a civil-military public airport in Sangamon County, Illinois.
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) is Decatur Airport (DEC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of SPI.
- Because of Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport's relatively low elevation of 598 feet, planes can take off or land at Abraham Lincoln Capital 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 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,724 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport was served by Ozark Airlines with Douglas DC-9s and Fairchild Hiller FH-227s to St.