Nonstop flight route between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and Brussels, Belgium:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Allegheny County Airport (AGC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,916 miles (or 6,303 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 Allegheny County Airport and Brussels 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 Allegheny County Airport and Brussels Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Allegheny County Airport (AGC):

• The furthest airport from Allegheny County Airport (AGC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,499 miles (18,506 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport had a Hollywood big screen moment in 2004's The Mothman Prophecies, serving as the small "Pt.
• In 1981, the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation added the Allegheny County Airport to their List of Historic Landmarks.
• Allegheny County Airport (AGC) has 2 runways.
• The airport has a small station currently operated by the Allegheny County Police Department as a local station and a base for airport security operations.
• Harold Gatty and Wiley Post visited the airport as it was finishing construction both from the ground and air and commented that it was the finest airport they had encountered.
• The closest airport to Allegheny County Airport (AGC) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of AGC.

Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
• In March 2009, the old mechanical Flight information display system were replaced by electronic ones.
• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
• In 1956 a new 2,300 m runway was constructed, the 07R/25L which runs parallel with 07L/25R.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• Several car rental services are located in the airport as well.
• Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
• Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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 furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Pier B is the oldest pier that is still in use at Brussels Airport and is only used for flights outside the Schengen Area.
• In 1955, a train line connecting the city centre of Brussels with the airport was constructed.
• Shops, bars and restaurants are scattered throughout the building.