Nonstop flight route between Monroe, Louisiana, United States and El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Monroe Regional Airport (MLU), Monroe, Louisiana, United States and Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,974 miles (or 8,005 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 Monroe Regional Airport and Barcelona–El Prat 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 Monroe Regional Airport and Barcelona–El Prat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLU / KMLU |
Airport Name: | Monroe Regional Airport |
Location: | Monroe, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°30'38"N by 92°2'16"W |
Area Served: | Monroe, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Monroe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLU |
More Information: | MLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCN / LEBL |
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Location: | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'48"N by 2°4'41"E |
Area Served: | Barcelona, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCN |
More Information: | BCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Monroe Regional Airport (MLU):
- In 2009 Lincoln Builders of Ruston started construction on a new nearly 60,000-square-foot terminal, which was completed in mid-2011.
- Because of Monroe Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe Regional 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 Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,924 miles (17,581 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.
- The closest airport to Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is Ruston Regional Airport (RSN), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) W of MLU.
- The airfield was named Selman Army Airfield, named after a Navy Pilot, Lieutenant Augustus J.
- Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) has 3 runways.
- In addition, Texas International Airlines operated Convair 600 turboprop service to Houston, Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX and other destinations.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Flying Training Command used the airport as a cadet training center beginning in August 1942.
Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):
- The furthest airport from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (meaning Barcelona–El Prat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1948, a runway was built, today 07-25, in the same year the first overseas service was operated by Pan American World Airways to New York City, using a Lockheed Constellation.
- From the late seventies to the early nineties, the airport was stalled in traffic and investments until the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.
- The closest airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
- The airport has 3 runways, two parallel, nominated 07L/25R and 07R/25L, and a cross runway 02/20.
- The Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona public bus line 46 runs from Plaça Espanya.
- The Barcelona–Madrid air shuttle service, known as the "Puente Aéreo", or "Pont Aeri" literally "Air Bridge", was the world's busiest route until 2008, with the highest number of flight operations in 2007.
- Because of Barcelona–El Prat Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelona–El Prat 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.
- Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".