Nonstop flight route between Wells, Nevada, United States and Bitam, Gabon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wells Municipal Airport (LWL), Wells, Nevada, United States and Bitam Airport (BMM), Bitam, Gabon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,948 miles (or 12,791 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 Wells Municipal Airport and Bitam 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 Wells Municipal Airport and Bitam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWL / KLWL |
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Location: | Wells, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'1"N by 114°55'19"W |
Area Served: | Wells, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wells |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5769 feet (1,758 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWL |
More Information: | LWL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMM / FOOB |
Airport Name: | Bitam Airport |
Location: | Bitam, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°4'32"N by 11°29'35"E |
Area Served: | Bitam |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1969 feet (600 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMM |
More Information: | BMM Maps & Info |
Facts about Wells Municipal Airport (LWL):
- Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Wells Municipal Airport", another name for LWL is "Harriet Field".
- The furthest airport from Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Wells Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,769 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Wells Municipal Airport (LWL) is Elko Regional Airport (EKO), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WSW of LWL.
Facts about Bitam Airport (BMM):
- Bitam Airport (BMM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bitam Airport (BMM) is Ebolowa Airport (EBW), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) NNW of BMM.
- The furthest airport from Bitam Airport (BMM) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bitam Airport (meaning Bitam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,211 miles (19,651 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.