Nonstop flight route between Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Chiredzi, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Buffalo Range Airport (BFO), Chiredzi, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,311 miles (or 13,376 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Buffalo Range 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Buffalo Range Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKW / KBKW |
Airport Name: | Raleigh County Memorial Airport |
Location: | Beckley, West Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'13"N by 81°7'27"W |
Area Served: | Beckley, West Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Raleigh County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2504 feet (763 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKW |
More Information: | BKW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFO / FVCZ |
Airport Name: | Buffalo Range Airport |
Location: | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°0'29"S by 31°34'42"E |
Area Served: | Chiredzi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1421 feet (433 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFO |
More Information: | BFO Maps & Info |
Facts about Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW):
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,433 acres at an elevation of 2,504 feet above mean sea level.
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,491 miles (18,494 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Mercer County Airport (BLF), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of BKW.
Facts about Buffalo Range Airport (BFO):
- The furthest airport from Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,998 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) is Masvingo Airport (MVZ), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) NW of BFO.