Nonstop flight route between Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,951 miles (or 6,358 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 Piarco International 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 Piarco International 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: | POS / TTPP |
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Location: | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W |
Area Served: | Port of Spain |
Operator/Owner: | City of Port of Spain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POS |
More Information: | POS Maps & Info |
Facts about Battle Mountain Airport (BAM):
- The closest airport to Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) is Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) WNW of BAM.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) has 2 runways.
- The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Battle Mountain Flight Strip.
Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):
- In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
- The control tower at the old terminal building is currently used for air traffic control.
- The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to passenger airlines, the airport also handles cargo traffic, general aviation, military and helicopter flights to the many oil rigs present offshore.
- The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
- Piarco International Airport has direct service to many destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America, South America and Europe.
- The airport is also large enough to accommodate most international widebody airliners including the Boeing 747, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777, Boeing 767 and the Airbus A340.
- A major expansion of the airport, which included the construction of a new terminal building, and high-speed taxiways, was completed in 2001.
- Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco 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.