Nonstop flight route between Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States and Bragança, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT), Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States and Bragança Airport (BGC), Bragança, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,746 miles (or 7,638 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 Jack Brooks Regional Airport and Bragança 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 Jack Brooks Regional Airport and Bragança Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPT / KBPT |
Airport Name: | Jack Brooks Regional Airport |
Location: | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°57'2"N by 94°1'14"W |
Area Served: | Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Jefferson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BPT |
More Information: | BPT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGC / LPBG |
Airport Name: | Bragança Airport |
Location: | Bragança, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°51'24"N by 6°42'26"W |
Area Served: | Bragança |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2129 feet (649 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGC |
More Information: | BGC Maps & Info |
Facts about Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT):
- Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) has 2 runways.
- American Airlines then announced their American Eagle affiliate would once again serve the airport effective February 14, 2013 with flights to Dallas/Ft.
- The closest airport to Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) is Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NW of BPT.
- The furthest airport from Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,026 miles (17,745 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Jack Brooks Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Jack Brooks Regional 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.
- On September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita hit the Beaumont-Port Arthur area.
- The airport was served by United Express until July 1, 2012.Colgan Air operated the United Express service with Saab 340 turboprop flights to Houston before this service was suspended.
Facts about Bragança Airport (BGC):
- Bragança Airport (BGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bragança Airport (BGC) is Vila Real Airport (VRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SW of BGC.
- The furthest airport from Bragança Airport (BGC) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is nearly antipodal to Bragança Airport (meaning Bragança Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Woodbourne Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Blenheim, New Zealand.