Nonstop flight route between Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,141 miles (or 13,102 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 Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and Western Nebraska Regional 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 Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and Western Nebraska Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNK / YBNA |
Airport Name: | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport |
Location: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°49'59"S by 153°33'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ballina Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNK |
More Information: | BNK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFF / KBFF |
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Location: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°52'26"N by 103°35'44"W |
Area Served: | Scottsbluff, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority of Scotts Bluff County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3967 feet (1,209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFF |
More Information: | BFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK):
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2005 Ballina Airport was renamed Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in a bid to attract more people to the area.
- Because of Ballina Byron Gateway Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Ballina Byron Gateway 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.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport handled 291,322 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is Lismore Airport (LSY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of BNK.
- It serves Ballina and the nearby town of Byron Bay, a 20 minute drive north.
- The furthest airport from Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,911 miles (19,168 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
Facts about Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF):
- The airport is named after William B.
- Western Airlines DC-3s were at Scottsbluff by 1945 and United appeared in 1953-54.
- The closest airport to Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of BFF.
- The furthest airport from Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,729 miles (17,266 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Western Nebraska Regional Airport", other names for BFF include "William B. Heilig Field" and "(former Scottsbluff Army Airfield)".
- With the United States entry into World War II Scottsbluff promoted its municipal airport for military/defense purposes.
- The airfield closed on December 31, 1945 and the War Department handed over control to the City of Scottsbluff in 1947.