Nonstop flight route between Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan and Brunswick, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bannu Airport (BNP), Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan and Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ), Brunswick, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,571 miles (or 10,575 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 Bannu Airport and Naval Air Station Brunswick, 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 Bannu Airport and Naval Air Station Brunswick. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNP / OPBN |
Airport Name: | Bannu Airport |
Location: | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°58'18"N by 70°31'27"E |
Area Served: | Bannu, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNP |
More Information: | BNP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NHZ / KNHZ |
Airport Name: | Naval Air Station Brunswick |
Location: | Brunswick, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°53'31"N by 69°56'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NHZ |
More Information: | NHZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bannu Airport (BNP):
- The closest airport to Bannu Airport (BNP) is Khost Airport (KHT), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NW of BNP.
- The furthest airport from Bannu Airport (BNP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bannu Airport (meaning Bannu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,036 miles (19,369 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bannu Airport (BNP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ):
- In September 2008, NAS Brunswick hosted the 33rd Great State of Maine Air Show for the last time, which boasted an attendance of more than 150,000 people from the local area and out of state.
- Because of Naval Air Station Brunswick's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Brunswick 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 closest airport to Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Wiscasset Airport (ISS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) ENE of NHZ.
- On March 15, 1951, the National Ensign was hoisted, re-commissioning the station as a Naval Air Facility.
- In 1966, Wing Five began deployments in the Western Pacific.
- Fleet Air Wing Five aircraft also played an important part in America’s early manned space programs in 1965 and 1966, helping to locate Mercury and Gemini capsules after splashdowns.
- During the mid-1990s with the breakup and subsequent conflict in the former Republic of Yugoslavia, Patrol Squadrons 8, 10, 11, 26 from NAS Brunswick were called upon to fly countless sorties in the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Sharp Guard.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,697 miles (18,825 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Naval Air Station Brunswick (NHZ) has 2 runways.
- The air station was deactivated in October 1946, the land was reverted to caretaker status, and the land and buildings leased jointly to the University of Maine and Bowdoin College.