Nonstop flight route between Roswell, New Mexico, United States and Braga, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico, United States and Braga Airport (BGZ), Braga, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,020 miles (or 8,079 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 Roswell International Air Center and Braga 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 Roswell International Air Center and Braga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ROW / KROW |
Airport Name: | Roswell International Air Center |
Location: | Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°18'5"N by 104°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Roswell, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Roswell |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3671 feet (1,119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ROW |
More Information: | ROW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGZ / LPBR |
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Location: | Braga, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°35'12"N by 8°26'42"W |
Area Served: | Braga, Portugal |
Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGZ |
More Information: | BGZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Roswell International Air Center (ROW):
- The closest airport to Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) S of ROW.
- The airport was used by Felix Baumgartner to launch his record-breaking freefall jump from the stratosphere on October 14, 2012.
- The furthest airport from Roswell International Air Center (ROW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,090 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- It is also known for the Roswell UFO incident, an event that supposedly happened on July 4, 1947.
- RIAC is the home of the New Mexico Rehabilitation Center.
- The base was renamed in his honor on January 13, 1948.
- Roswell International Air Center (ROW) has 2 runways.
- The site was used for several years to launch stratospheric balloons for Air Force projects.
Facts about Braga Airport (BGZ):
- Braga Airport (BGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Braga Airport (BGZ) is Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of BGZ.
- The furthest airport from Braga Airport (BGZ) is Westport Airport (WSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Braga Airport (meaning Braga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Westport Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Westport, New Zealand.
- Because of Braga Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Braga 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.
- In addition to being known as "Braga Airport", another name for BGZ is "Aeródromo Municipal de Braga".