Nonstop flight route between Columbus, Ohio, United States and Bern, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK), Columbus, Ohio, United States and Bern Airport (BRN), Bern, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,310 miles (or 6,936 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 Rickenbacker International Airport and Bern 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 Rickenbacker International Airport and Bern Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCK / KLCK |
Airport Name: | Rickenbacker International Airport |
Location: | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°48'50"N by 82°55'40"W |
Area Served: | Columbus, OH |
Operator/Owner: | Columbus Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 744 feet (227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LCK |
More Information: | LCK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRN / LSZB |
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Location: | Bern, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E |
Area Served: | Bern, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | ALPAR Flug- und Flugplatz- gesellschaft AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1673 feet (510 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRN |
More Information: | BRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK):
- Rickenbacker used to be run by the Rickenbacker Port Authority, until merging in 2003 with Port Columbus and Bolton field creating the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
- The closest airport to Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) is Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of LCK.
- Because of Rickenbacker International Airport's relatively low elevation of 744 feet, planes can take off or land at Rickenbacker International 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 base was recommended for closure by the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, but as a result of a proposal by the State of Ohio, the 1993 Commission recommended that Rickenbacker ANGB be realigned rather than closed.
- Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bern Airport (BRN):
- The airport has multiple touchdown areas, a paved runway ), a grass runway ), a heli-square, and a glider area.
- The aircraft of the air transport service of the Swiss Air Force are stationed at Bern Airport.
- The closest airport to Bern Airport (BRN) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of BRN.
- In addition to being known as "Bern Airport", other names for BRN include "Regionalflugplatz Bern-Belp" and "LSZB / LSMB".
- The furthest airport from Bern Airport (BRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bern Airport (meaning Bern Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Biderhangar, one of the airport's hangars built by Swiss aviation pioneer Oskar Bider, is listed as a heritage site of national significance in the November 2008 review draft of the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.
- Bern Airport (BRN) has 2 runways.
- The existing terminal was expanded to better accommodate flights to the Non-Schengen area in 2011.