Nonstop flight route between Orange, Virginia, United States and Basel, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orange County Airport (OMH), Orange, Virginia, United States and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), Basel, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,155 miles (or 6,687 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 Orange County Airport and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg, 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 Orange County Airport and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OMH / OITR |
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Location: | Orange, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°14'49"N by 78°2'44"W |
Area Served: | Orange, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | Orange County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 464 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OMH |
More Information: | OMH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSL / LFSB |
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Location: | Basel, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°35'24"N by 7°31'45"E |
Area Served: | Basel, Switzerland Mulhouse, France Freiburg, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 885 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BSL |
More Information: | BSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Orange County Airport (OMH):
- The furthest airport from Orange County Airport (OMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,645 miles (18,742 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Orange County Airport", another name for OMH is "KOMH".
- Because of Orange County Airport's relatively low elevation of 464 feet, planes can take off or land at Orange County 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 closest airport to Orange County Airport (OMH) is Louisa County Airport (LOW), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSE of OMH.
- Orange County Airport (OMH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL):
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg", other names for BSL include "Aéroport de Bâle-Mulhouse", "Flughafen Basel-Mülhausen" and "BSL, MLH".
- The furthest airport from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (meaning EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport building is split into two separate sections – Swiss and French.
- Because of EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg's relatively low elevation of 885 feet, planes can take off or land at EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg 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.
- Between autumn 1951 and spring 1953, the east–west runway was extended to 1,600 metres and the "Zollfreistrasse" was constructed, allowing access from Basel to the departure terminal without passing through French border controls.
- The closest airport to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BSL.
- Crossair was based at Basel and was its largest airline.
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 5,880,771 passengers last year.