Nonstop flight route between Beirut, Lebanon and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beirut Air Base (BEY), Beirut, Lebanon and Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,987 miles (or 9,635 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 Beirut Air Base and Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet 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 Beirut Air Base and Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEY / OLBA |
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Location: | Beirut, Lebanon |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'15"N by 35°29'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Lebanese Armed Forces |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEY |
More Information: | BEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTP / TFFR |
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Location: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°15'51"N by 61°31'32"W |
Area Served: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Pointe à Pitre |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTP |
More Information: | PTP Maps & Info |
Facts about Beirut Air Base (BEY):
- The furthest airport from Beirut Air Base (BEY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,547 miles (18,582 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Beirut Air Base", another name for BEY is "قاعدة بيروت الجوية".
- Beirut Air Base (BEY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Beirut Air Base (BEY) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of BEY.
- Beirut Air Base is a military base owned by the Lebanese Armed Forces and operated by the Lebanese Air Force.
- Because of Beirut Air Base's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Beirut Air Base 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.
Facts about Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP):
- Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) is Les Saintes Airport (LSS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of PTP.
- The furthest airport from Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (meaning Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,163 miles (19,574 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Runway 12/30 is long enough to allow aircraft as large as the A380 to take off and land without difficulty.
- In addition to being known as "Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport", other names for PTP include "Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet" and "Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes".
- Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport or Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport is an airport serving Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe.
- Because of Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet 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.