Nonstop flight route between Birdsville, Queensland, Australia and Enid, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birdsville Airport (BVI), Birdsville, Queensland, Australia and Vance Air Force Base (END), Enid, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,023 miles (or 14,521 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 Birdsville Airport and Vance Air Force Base, 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 Birdsville Airport and Vance Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVI / YBDV |
Airport Name: | Birdsville Airport |
Location: | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°53'51"S by 139°20'50"E |
Area Served: | Birdsville, Queensland, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Diamantina Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVI |
More Information: | BVI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | END / KEND |
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Location: | Enid, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°20'21"N by 97°55'1"W |
View all routes: | Routes from END |
More Information: | END Maps & Info |
Facts about Birdsville Airport (BVI):
- The closest airport to Birdsville Airport (BVI) is Bedourie Airport (BEU), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) N of BVI.
- Birdsville Airport (BVI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Birdsville Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Birdsville 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 Birdsville Airport (BVI) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,350 miles (18,266 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Vance Air Force Base (END):
- Construction began on 12 July 1941 for a cost of $4,034,583.
- In addition to being known as "Vance Air Force Base", another name for END is "Vance ANGB".
- As the demand for pilots decreased with the end of the war in Europe, the Enid Army Flying Field was deactivated on 2 July 1945 and was transferred to the Army Corps of Engineers on 2 July 1946.
- The furthest airport from Vance Air Force Base (END) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,825 miles (17,422 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Vance Air Force Base (END) is Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of END.
- In 1995 Air Force officials announced that Vance would transition to the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training curriculum.