Nonstop flight route between Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and Chillán, Ñuble, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Battle Mountain Airport (BAM), Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States and General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI), Chillán, Ñuble, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,042 miles (or 9,724 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 General Bernardo O'Higgins 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 General Bernardo O'Higgins 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: | YAI / SCCH |
Airport Name: | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport |
Location: | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°34'57"S by 72°1'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Estado de Chile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAI |
More Information: | YAI 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 airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Battle Mountain Flight Strip.
- Battle Mountain Airport (BAM) has 2 runways.
- Several aerospace exhibits are available at the airport.
- 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.
Facts about General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI):
- The furthest airport from General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) is Qingyang Airport (IQN), which is nearly antipodal to General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (meaning General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qingyang Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Qingyang, Gansu, China.
- General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at General Bernardo O'Higgins 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 closest airport to General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) WSW of YAI.