Nonstop flight route between Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU), Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,804 miles (or 7,731 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 J. F. Mitchell Airport and Aviano Air Base, 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 J. F. Mitchell Airport and Aviano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQU / TVSB |
Airport Name: | J. F. Mitchell Airport |
Location: | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°59'17"N by 61°15'42"W |
Area Served: | Bequia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQU |
More Information: | BQU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVB / LIPA |
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Location: | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°1'53"N by 12°35'48"E |
View all routes: | Routes from AVB |
More Information: | AVB Maps & Info |
Facts about J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU):
- J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of J. F. Mitchell Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at J. F. Mitchell 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.
- The furthest airport from J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to J. F. Mitchell Airport (meaning J. F. Mitchell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,608 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) is Mustique Airport (MQS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SE of BQU.
Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):
- The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
- The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- From June through December 2001, the fighter squadrons deployed combat search and rescue capabilities three times and helped enforce the no fly zone over Iraq.
- In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
- In 2000, the wing began deployments in support of the Expeditionary Air Force.
- From August to December 2002, the 510th Fighter Squadron and 603rd Air Control Squadron returned to Southwest Asia.
- As part of the most extensive restructuring since the Air Force became a separate service, the Tactical Air Command was inactivated and the Air Combat Command was activated and the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing was redesignated to its current name, the 31st Fighter Wing.
- During World War II, both the Italian Air Force and the German Luftwaffe flew missions from Aeroporto Pagliano e Gori.