Nonstop flight route between Kariba, Zimbabwe and Bilbao, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kariba Airport (KAB), Kariba, Zimbabwe and Bilbao Airport (BIO), Bilbao, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,598 miles (or 7,400 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 Kariba Airport and Bilbao 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 Kariba Airport and Bilbao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAB / FVKB |
Airport Name: | Kariba Airport |
Location: | Kariba, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°31'10"S by 28°53'6"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1706 feet (520 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KAB |
More Information: | KAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIO / LEBB |
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Location: | Bilbao, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°18'3"N by 2°54'38"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIO |
More Information: | BIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kariba Airport (KAB):
- The furthest airport from Kariba Airport (KAB) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Kariba Airport (meaning Kariba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Kariba Airport (KAB) is Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) NNW of KAB.
- Kariba Airport (KAB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bilbao Airport (BIO):
- The terminal has a sleek design, with two symmetrical "wings" and a sharp tip at its center which is specially visible when approaching the terminal from the sides.
- On 19 February 1985, an Iberia flight from Madrid crashed into Mount Oiz, all passengers and crew died.
- Bilbao Airport (BIO) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Bilbao Airport", another name for BIO is "Bilboko aireportua (eu) Aeropuerto de Bilbao (es)".
- The closest airport to Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of BIO.
- In 1940, it was decided by common agreement with the local organisations affected to build a civilian airport in Sondika.
- The furthest airport from Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Bilbao Airport (meaning Bilbao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- Bilbao Airport handled 3,800,789 passengers last year.
- Because of Bilbao Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Bilbao 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.