Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Napa, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and Napa County Airport (APC), Napa, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,488 miles (or 8,832 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 Brussels Airport and Napa County 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 Brussels Airport and Napa County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRU / EBBR |
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Location: | Brussels, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'5"N by 4°29'3"E |
Area Served: | Brussels, Belgium |
Operator/Owner: | Brussels Airport Company |
Airport Type: | Public & Military |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRU |
More Information: | BRU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APC / KAPC |
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Location: | Napa, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°12'47"N by 122°16'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | Napa County |
Airport Type: | Public Public Works |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from APC |
More Information: | APC Maps & Info |
Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):
- Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sabena's demise meant a sharp fall in passenger traffic, a blow the airport only slowly recovered from.
- Before Sabena went out of business, its head office was in the Sabena House on the grounds of Brussels Airport.
- During the boom of commercial aviation in the 1960s and 1970s, several hangars were constructed.
- Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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 closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
- The airport is located partially in Zaventem, partially in the Diegem area of Machelen, and partially in Steenokkerzeel, in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
- Pier A West is a planned expansion of Pier A, and is meant to relieve Pier B by also handling flights from non-Schengen countries.
- In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
- Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
Facts about Napa County Airport (APC):
- The furthest airport from Napa County Airport (APC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,330 miles (18,233 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Napa County Airport", another name for APC is "Napa Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Napa County Airport (APC) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of APC.
- After World War II the property was deeded to Napa County by the War Assets Administration for civil use.
- Because of Napa County Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Napa County 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.
- Napa County Airport (APC) has 3 runways.