Nonstop flight route between Ballera, Queensland, Australia and Ofu, American Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ballera Airport (BBL), Ballera, Queensland, Australia and Ofu Airport (OFU), Ofu, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,243 miles (or 5,219 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 Ballera Airport and Ofu 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 Ballera Airport and Ofu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBL / YLLE |
Airport Name: | Ballera Airport |
Location: | Ballera, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°24'29"S by 141°48'29"E |
Area Served: | Ballera, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Santos Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 385 feet (117 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBL |
More Information: | BBL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFU / |
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Location: | Ofu, American Samoa |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°11'3"S by 169°40'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of American Samoa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OFU |
More Information: | OFU Maps & Info |
Facts about Ballera Airport (BBL):
- Ballera Airport (BBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ballera Airport's relatively low elevation of 385 feet, planes can take off or land at Ballera 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 Ballera Airport (BBL) is Arrabury Airport (AAB), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NW of BBL.
- The furthest airport from Ballera Airport (BBL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Ofu Airport (OFU):
- In addition to being known as "Ofu Airport", other names for OFU include "NSAS" and "Z08".
- Ofu Airport (OFU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ofu Airport (OFU) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Ofu Airport (meaning Ofu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
- Because of Ofu Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Ofu 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 Ofu Airport (OFU) is Tau Airport (TAV), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of OFU.