Nonstop flight route between Sparta, Wisconsin, United States and Bridgetown, Barbados:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY), Sparta, Wisconsin, United States and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,822 miles (or 4,541 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 Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport and Grantley Adams International 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 Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport and Grantley Adams International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY):

• Because of Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport's relatively low elevation of 838 feet, planes can take off or land at Sparta/Fort McCoy 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 Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (CMY) is Volk Field Air National Guard Base (VOK), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of CMY.

Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):

• The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
• In 1983, the US-sponsored invasion of Grenada prompted the United States to form yet another agreement with Barbados.
• In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
• The Phase III expansion planned had to wait until the completion of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, it envisions the addition of new airport terminal Jetway, new spacious departure lounges much closer to the aeroplanes and air bridges to make connections at the facility much easier.
• The terminal currently has 22 ground level gates.
• The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• Since Grantley Adams International Airport had become a relatively busy airport for such a small island, and based on the fact that future air traffic to the facilities is expected to increase, the Government of Barbados commenced a US$100 million programme to revamp the Airport's current infrastructure.
• Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
• To the east of the main Sir Grantley Adams Airport is the 8,534 m2 site of the British Airways Concorde Museum on the old Spencers Plantation.