Nonstop flight route between Bridgetown, Barbados and Kariba, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados and Kariba Airport (KAB), Kariba, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,368 miles (or 10,249 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 Grantley Adams International Airport and Kariba 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 Grantley Adams International Airport and Kariba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGI / TBPB |
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Location: | Bridgetown, Barbados |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W |
Area Served: | Barbados |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Barbados |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGI |
More Information: | BGI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAB / FVKB |
Airport Name: | Kariba Airport |
Location: | Kariba, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°31'10"S by 28°53'6"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1706 feet (520 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAB |
More Information: | KAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Phase II, included adding a brand new arrivals terminal adjacent to the current building.
- The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
- The Airport has a single east-westerly runway, connected by five taxiway intersections with the aircraft parking area which is adjacent to the main terminals.
- Air transportation at the site of present day airport, then known as Seawell Airport, goes back as far as the late 1930s.
- The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
- The head office of the Barbados Civil Aviation Department is located on the airport property, along the western edge of the arrivals terminal.
Facts about Kariba Airport (KAB):
- The closest airport to Kariba Airport (KAB) is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) NNW of KAB.
- The furthest airport from Kariba Airport (KAB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kariba Airport (meaning Kariba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Kariba Airport (KAB) currently has only 1 runway.