Nonstop flight route between Bhubaneswar, India and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI), Bhubaneswar, India and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,576 miles (or 7,365 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 Biju Patnaik Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Biju Patnaik Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBI / VEBS |
Airport Name: | Biju Patnaik Airport |
Location: | Bhubaneswar, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°14'39"N by 85°49'4"E |
Area Served: | Bhubaneswar |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 138 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBI |
More Information: | BBI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
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Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI):
- Because of Biju Patnaik Airport's relatively low elevation of 138 feet, planes can take off or land at Biju Patnaik 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 state-of-the-art terminal, inaugurated in March 2013, has a capacity of 4 million passengers per annum and was built at a cost of Rs 145 crore.
- Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) is Rourkela Airport (RRK), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) NNW of BBI.
- As of 2014, the airport is planned to start international operations after the 2014 Indian General Elections, connecting the city to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
- The furthest airport from Biju Patnaik Airport (BBI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,362 miles (18,285 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- The Svalbard Treaty specifies that no military installations are permitted on the archipelago.
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- There are 200 free outdoor parking spaces at the airport.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.