Nonstop flight route between Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Bragança, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and Bragança Airport (BGC), Bragança, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,605 miles (or 5,801 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 John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and Bragança 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 John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and Bragança Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHM / CYHM |
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Location: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°10'24"N by 79°56'6"W |
Area Served: | Hamilton, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hamilton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 780 feet (238 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHM |
More Information: | YHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGC / LPBG |
Airport Name: | Bragança Airport |
Location: | Bragança, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°51'24"N by 6°42'26"W |
Area Served: | Bragança |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2129 feet (649 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGC |
More Information: | BGC Maps & Info |
Facts about John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM):
- The current Hamilton Airport was built in 1940 as the Mount Hope Airport, an RCAF base.
- The closest airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of YHM.
- Hamilton's first airport was the Hamilton Municipal Airport at Reid Avenue North and Dunsmure Road in 1929.
- The furthest airport from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport", another name for YHM is "Hamilton Airport".
- In 2000 WestJet expanded to Canada's eastern region, choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub, and flying to destinations from Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia.
- A chartered Boeing 707 carrying rock band Bon Jovi skidded off the runway in January 2006.
- Because of John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 780 feet, planes can take off or land at John C. Munro Hamilton International 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.
- John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) has 2 runways.
Facts about Bragança Airport (BGC):
- The closest airport to Bragança Airport (BGC) is Vila Real Airport (VRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SW of BGC.
- Bragança Airport (BGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bragança Airport (BGC) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is nearly antipodal to Bragança Airport (meaning Bragança Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Woodbourne Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Blenheim, New Zealand.