Nonstop flight route between Balmaceda, Chile and Chişinău, Moldova:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balmaceda Airport (BBA), Balmaceda, Chile and Chișinău International Airport (KIV), Chişinău, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,827 miles (or 14,206 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 Chișinău 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 Chișinău 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: | KIV / LUKK | 
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| Location: | Chişinău, Moldova | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'40"N by 28°55'50"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | CIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIV | 
| More Information: | KIV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Balmaceda Airport (BBA):
- 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.
 - Balmaceda Airport (BBA) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Chișinău International Airport (KIV):
- Chișinău International Airport (KIV) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Chișinău International Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Chișinău 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.
 - The furthest airport from Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Chișinău International Airport (KIV) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of KIV.
 - The Civil Aviation Administration of Moldova has its headquarters on the airport property.Fly Level Flight Training Organisation is developing its main activities on the airport territory since August 2011.
 - The main terminal was built in the 1970s, with a capacity of 1,200,000 passengers per year.
 - Chișinău International Airport handled 1,321,362 passengers last year.
 - The first scheduled flights to Chișinău started on 24 June 1926, on the route Bucharest – Galați – Chișinău and Iași.
 - In addition to being known as "Chișinău International Airport", another name for KIV is "Aeroportul Internațional Chișinău".
 - There are plans to enlarge the airport.
 
