Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Amos, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Amos/Magny Airport (YEY), Amos, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,212 miles (or 5,169 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 Birmingham Airport and Amos/Magny 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 Birmingham Airport and Amos/Magny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YEY / CYEY |
Airport Name: | Amos/Magny Airport |
Location: | Amos, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°33'53"N by 78°14'57"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Amos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1069 feet (326 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YEY |
More Information: | YEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- Birmingham handled a record 9.6 million passengers in 2008, and 9.1 million passengers used the airport in 2013, making Birmingham the seventh busiest UK airport.
- As part of the proposed High Speed Two rail link, a new railway station called Birmingham Interchange would be built to serve both the airport and the National Exhibition Centre.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
- Originally, the target for completion was in time for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.
- Plans for the extension of the airport runway and the construction of the new air traffic control tower were submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in January 2008 and approved in March 2009.
- In September 2010 an announcement was made that following the merging of Terminals 1 & 2 in 2011, the airport would drop the International from its official name to become Birmingham Airport.
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- The airport's location south-east of the city, plus the only operational runway being north-west – south-east, means that depending on wind direction, aircraft land or take-off directly over Birmingham.
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- Birmingham has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- The runway extension will be officially opened on 22 July 2014 and will be marked by a series of charter flights operated by China Southern Airlines to Beijing.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Amos/Magny Airport (YEY):
- Amos/Magny Airport (YEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Amos/Magny Airport (YEY) is Rouyn-Noranda Airport (YUY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SW of YEY.
- The furthest airport from Amos/Magny Airport (YEY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,215 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.