Nonstop flight route between between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and Bardera, Somalia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and Bardera Airport (BSY), Bardera, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,632 miles (or 12,282 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 Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Bardera 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 Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Bardera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):

• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has 4 runways.
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has five concourses, though Concourses A and B were essentially merged into a single concourse in the renovations completed in 2005.
• The passenger terminal renovation program was complete in 1979, the most dramatic work of the airport's modernization, which was designed by DMJM along with Peterson & Brickbauer.
• The closest airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Tipton Airport (FME), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of BWI.
• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport handled 22,391,785 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 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.
• As of January 2014, Southwest Airlines, including its subsidiary AirTran Airways, represents approximately 71% of passengers followed by Delta Air Lines at 8%.
• The airport's cargo concourse covers a 395,000 sq ft area.

Facts about Bardera Airport (BSY):

• The furthest airport from Bardera Airport (BSY) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Bardera Airport (BSY) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) ENE of BSY.
• Bardera Airport (BSY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bardera Airport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at Bardera 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.