Nonstop flight route between Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Sukhumi, Georgia:
Departure Airport:
(28°49'59"S by 153°33'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°51'29"N by 41°7'41"E)
Distance from BNK to SUI:
8,634.29 miles (13,895.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), Ballina, New South Wales, Australia and Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), Sukhumi, Georgia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,634 miles (or 13,896 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 Sukhumi Babushara 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 Sukhumi Babushara 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: | SUI / UGSS |
| Airport Name: | Sukhumi Babushara Airport |
| Location: | Sukhumi, Georgia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°51'29"N by 41°7'41"E |
| Area Served: | Sukhumi |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUI |
| More Information: | SUI Maps & Info |
Facts about Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) is Lismore Airport (LSY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of BNK.
- 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.
- It is 5 km from the Ballina CBD, in Southern Cross Drive.
- The upgrade will in the future involve a taxiway being built for the runway and many more facilities for the airport.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport handled 291,322 passengers last year.
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI):
- The closest airport to Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) is Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NW of SUI.
- The furthest airport from Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,052 miles (17,786 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In 2006 the government of the Republic of Abkhazia expressed its desire to resume international air traffic in the future, however the facility is not recognized as an international airport by ICAO and flights can only be allowed with the permission of the Georgian government.
- Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sukhumi Babushara Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Sukhumi Babushara 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.26 miles (29.39 km) W | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 19.90 miles (32.03 km) SSW | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 46.31 miles (74.52 km) N | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 71.59 miles (115.22 km) SSW | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 103.76 miles (166.99 km) NNW | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 106.14 miles (170.82 km) SSW | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 126.35 miles (203.33 km) W | Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 126.93 miles (204.27 km) WSW | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 143.12 miles (230.33 km) NNW | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 156.74 miles (252.24 km) N | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 161.94 miles (260.62 km) SSW | Kempsey Airport (KPS) | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 162.80 miles (262.00 km) WSW | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 165.36 miles (266.12 km) SW | Armidale Airport (ARM) | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 183.89 miles (295.95 km) NNW | Gympie Airport (GYP) | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 184.59 miles (297.07 km) SSW | Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ) | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,910.65 miles (19,168.29 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 11,873.78 miles (19,108.94 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 11,869.57 miles (19,102.18 km) N | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 4 | 11,835.10 miles (19,046.70 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 11,824.35 miles (19,029.40 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 11,819.80 miles (19,022.07 km) N | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,804.62 miles (18,997.65 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,771.60 miles (18,944.50 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,762.36 miles (18,929.64 km) W | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 11,755.39 miles (18,918.42 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,754.89 miles (18,917.61 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,749.78 miles (18,909.39 km) N | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,722.16 miles (18,864.94 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.82 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 15 | 11,674.21 miles (18,787.78 km) W | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.82 miles (115.59 km) NW | Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) | Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 2 | 83.52 miles (134.41 km) SE | David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT) | Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia | |
| 3 | 89.52 miles (144.07 km) SSE | Batumi International Airport (BUS) | Batumi, Georgia | |
| 4 | 134.32 miles (216.16 km) ENE | Nalchik Airport (NAL) | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia | |
| 5 | 135.99 miles (218.86 km) NE | Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) | Mineralnye Vody, Russia | |
| 6 | 145.95 miles (234.88 km) SSW | Trabzon Airport (TZX) | Trabzon, Turkey | |
| 7 | 163.12 miles (262.51 km) NNE | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) | Stavropol, Russia | |
| 8 | 177.30 miles (285.34 km) E | Beslan Airport (OGZ) | Beslan / Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia | |
| 9 | 179.15 miles (288.32 km) NNW | Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 10 | 188.84 miles (303.91 km) SSE | Kars Airport (KSY) | Kars, Turkey | |
| 11 | 195.65 miles (314.86 km) NW | Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ) | Gelendzhik, Krasnodarskiy, Russia | |
| 12 | 198.58 miles (319.59 km) E | Magas Airport (IGT) | Magas, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia | |
| 13 | 200.57 miles (322.79 km) S | Erzurum Airport (ERZ) | Erzurum, Turkey | |
| 14 | 202.45 miles (325.81 km) SE | Shirak International Airport (LWN) | Gyumri, Armenia | |
| 15 | 212.19 miles (341.48 km) ESE | Tbilisi Airport (TBS) | Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,051.61 miles (17,785.79 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,910.64 miles (17,558.93 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,853.46 miles (17,466.90 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,808.05 miles (17,393.82 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,736.22 miles (17,278.23 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,720.13 miles (17,252.33 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,631.62 miles (17,109.89 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,620.89 miles (17,092.62 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 10,599.95 miles (17,058.93 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,578.48 miles (17,024.37 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,572.13 miles (17,014.15 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,571.04 miles (17,012.39 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,564.84 miles (17,002.41 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,563.11 miles (16,999.64 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,541.97 miles (16,965.62 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |