Nonstop flight route between Boulder, Colorado, United States and Burgos, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU), Boulder, Colorado, United States and Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,931 miles (or 7,935 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 Boulder Municipal Airport and Burgos 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 Boulder Municipal Airport and Burgos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBU / KBDU |
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Location: | Boulder, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°2'21"N by 105°13'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Boulder |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5288 feet (1,612 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WBU |
More Information: | WBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGS / LEBG |
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Location: | Burgos, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'27"N by 3°36'48"W |
Area Served: | Burgos, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2963 feet (903 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RGS |
More Information: | RGS Maps & Info |
Facts about Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU):
- There is no terminal, just hangars for various aviation companies and maintenance buildings.
- In addition to being known as "Boulder Municipal Airport", another name for WBU is "BDU".
- The furthest airport from Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,881 miles (17,511 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) has 2 runways.
- Because of Boulder Municipal Airport's high elevation of 5,288 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WBU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WBU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of WBU.
Facts about Burgos Airport (RGS):
- The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- In fact, the Air Ministry was founded in Burgos after the civil war, when the Military Aeronautical Service forces created by King Alfonso XIII in 1910 were modernised.
- Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
- On 3 July 2008, the airport opened its doors to commercial flight operations.
- There is an urban bus that provides airport service to and from the center of Burgos.
- The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.