Nonstop flight route between Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Huntington, West Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia and Tri-State Airport (HTS), Huntington, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,475 miles (or 15,249 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 Bankstown Airport and Tri-State 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 Bankstown Airport and Tri-State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWU / YSBK |
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Location: | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'29"S by 150°59'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bankstown Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWU |
More Information: | BWU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTS / KHTS |
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Location: | Huntington, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'0"N by 82°33'30"W |
Area Served: | Huntington, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Tri-State Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 828 feet (252 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTS |
More Information: | HTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):
- Runway 11C has a straight-in RNAV approach procedure.
- In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
- In the late 1970s Hawker de Havilland relocated their Lidcombe plant to Bankstown Airport.
- Selective taxiways and aprons are rated at 20 tonnes and limited to 50 tonnes MTOW.
- The airport has three runways.
- Because of Bankstown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Bankstown 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's master plan was approved in March 2005 by the Minister for Transport and Regional Services.
- Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Bankstown Airport (meaning Bankstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
Facts about Tri-State Airport (HTS):
- In addition to being known as "Tri-State Airport", another name for HTS is "Milton J. Ferguson Field".
- The airport covers 1,300 acres at an elevation of 828 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Tri-State Airport's relatively low elevation of 828 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-State 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 Tri-State Airport (HTS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Tri-State Airport (HTS) is Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of HTS.
- Tri-State Airport (HTS) currently has only 1 runway.