Nonstop flight route between Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brisbane Airport (BNE), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,357 miles (or 15,058 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 Brisbane Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Brisbane Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNE / YBBN |
Airport Name: | Brisbane Airport |
Location: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°22'59"S by 153°7'5"E |
Area Served: | Brisbane, Queensland |
Operator/Owner: | Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNE |
More Information: | BNE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Brisbane Airport (BNE):
- Because of Brisbane Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Brisbane 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 airport contains an Emirates Airline first class lounge, the first outside Dubai that has direct access to the A380 aerobridges, and also has Air New Zealand, Qantas and Singapore Airlines lounges.
- The domestic terminals for TAA and Ansett were reached from Lamington Avenue, near the Doomben Racecourse.
- The closest airport to Brisbane Airport (BNE) is Caloundra Airport (CUD), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of BNE.
- Brisbane Airport handled 2,139,106 passengers last year.
- There is an inter-terminal bus connecting the two terminals and the nearby Skygate shopping precinct, DFO and Novotel hotel.
- On 27 February 2014, Qantas announced it had disposed of its long-term lease at the domestic terminal which was due to expire on 30 December 2018.
- The furthest airport from Brisbane Airport (BNE) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,874 miles (19,109 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Brisbane Airport is a major hub for Virgin Australia, and a secondary hub for both Qantas and its low cost subsidiary Jetstar.
- By the 1970s it was clear that the facilities at Eagle Farm were inadequate for a city of Brisbane's size and anticipated growth.
- Brisbane Airport (BNE) has 2 runways.
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- In 2005, the Navy completed a $12 million wind project erecting four wind turbines capable of supplying about a quarter of the base's peak power needs, reducing diesel fuel usage and pollution from the existing diesel generators, while saving $1.2 million in annual energy costs.
- In the last quarter of the 20th century, the base was used to house Cuban and Haitian refugees intercepted on the high seas.
- During the war the base was set up to use a non-descript number for postal operations.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.