Nonstop flight route between Congo Town, Andros Island, Bahamas and Bordeaux / MĂ©rignac, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport (TZN), Congo Town, Andros Island, Bahamas and Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / MĂ©rignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,435 miles (or 7,137 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 South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport and Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac 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 South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport and Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TZN / MYAK |
Airport Name: | South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport |
Location: | Congo Town, Andros Island, Bahamas |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°9'32"N by 77°35'22"W |
Area Served: | Congo Town, Andros Island, Bahamas |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TZN |
More Information: | TZN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD |
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Location: | Bordeaux / MĂ©rignac, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W |
Area Served: | Bordeaux, France |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOD |
More Information: | BOD Maps & Info |
Facts about South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport (TZN):
- Because of South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at South Andros Airport Congo Town 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.
- South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport (TZN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport (TZN) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to South Andros Airport Congo Town Airport (TZN) is Clarence A. Bain Airport (MAY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of TZN.
Facts about Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD):
- In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport", another name for BOD is "AĂ©roport de Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac".
- Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
- Because of Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac 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.
- On 1 October 1958, Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Air Base was closed to reduce USAFE expenses and manpower.
- The furthest airport from Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1951 MĂ©rignac was turned over to NATO for use by the United States Air Force.
- Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
- In 1957, C-119G transports from Évreux AB, France moved the USAFE Mobile Headquarters from Wiesbaden AB, Ger.
- The closest airport to Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.
- The airport is accessible by car via the A630 autoroute.