Nonstop flight route between Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Biratnagar, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Biratnagar Airport (BIR), Biratnagar, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,550 miles (or 12,150 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 Battle Mountain Airport and Biratnagar 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 Battle Mountain Airport and Biratnagar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAM / KBAM |
Airport Name: | Battle Mountain Airport |
Location: | Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°35'58"N by 116°52'33"W |
Area Served: | Battle Mountain, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Lander County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4532 feet (1,381 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAM |
More Information: | BAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIR / VNVT |
Airport Name: | Biratnagar Airport |
Location: | Biratnagar, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°28'53"N by 87°15'50"E |
Area Served: | Biratnagar, Nepal |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIR |
More Information: | BIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Battle Mountain Airport (BAM):
- The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Battle Mountain Flight Strip.
- The furthest airport from Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,030 miles (17,752 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of BAM.
- Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) has 2 runways.
- BAM is home to the Battle Mountain Air Attack Base which is run by the Bureau of Land Management.
- Several aerospace exhibits are available at the airport.
- Because of Battle Mountain Airport's high elevation of 4,532 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Biratnagar Airport (BIR):
- List of airports in Nepal
- The closest airport to Biratnagar Airport (BIR) is Bhojpur Airport (BHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of BIR.
- Because of Biratnagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Biratnagar 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.
- Biratnagar Airport (BIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,408 miles (18,359 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.