Nonstop flight route between Balmaceda, Chile and Bridgetown, Barbados:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balmaceda Airport (BBA), Balmaceda, Chile and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,146 miles (or 6,673 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 Balmaceda Airport and Grantley Adams 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 Balmaceda Airport and Grantley Adams 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: | BBA / SCBA |
| Airport Name: | Balmaceda Airport |
| Location: | Balmaceda, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°54'57"S by 71°41'21"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1722 feet (525 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBA |
| More Information: | BBA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGI / TBPB |
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| Location: | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W |
| Area Served: | Barbados |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Barbados |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGI |
| More Information: | BGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Balmaceda Airport (BBA):
- Balmaceda Airport (BBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Balmaceda Airport (meaning Balmaceda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
- The closest airport to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of BBA.
Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1983, the US-sponsored invasion of Grenada prompted the United States to form yet another agreement with Barbados.
- The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
- The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Grantley Adams International Airport, as it is known today, handles most large aircraft including Boeing 747s.
- The terrain around the airport is relatively flat and quite suburban.
- After the expansion project, the airport's arrivals facility was moved to a separate brand-new 70,000-square-foot building adjacent to the previous structure.
- In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 52 metres above mean sea level.
- Phase I, which is now complete, saw an upgrading of the runways, taxiways, parking aprons, and approach lighting.
- Besides the Arrivals and Departures terminals, Grantley Adams International Airport also included provisions for a new cargo building in the 2000–2006 expansion project.
