Nonstop flight route between Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Bikaner, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB), Bikaner, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,743 miles (or 6,024 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 Bitburg Airport and Bikaner Air Force Base, 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 Bitburg Airport and Bikaner Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB |
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Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E |
Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1223 feet (373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBJ |
More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKB / VIBK |
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Location: | Bikaner, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°4'14"N by 73°12'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 750 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKB |
More Information: | BKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- There are no scheduled services to and from Bitburg Airport.
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The USAF departed for the second time in September 1997, and Bitburg Airport was returned to the civil aircraft which now call it home.
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
Facts about Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB):
- In addition to being known as "Bikaner Air Force Base", other names for BKB include "Nal Airport", "बीकानेर एयर फोर्स बेस" and "नाल हवाई अड्डे".
- The furthest airport from Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Bikaner Air Force Base (meaning Bikaner Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,264 miles (19,737 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The government-owned Vayudoot operated a 20-seater aircraft to this airport in the past but the service was terminated in 1987.
- Because of Bikaner Air Force Base's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Bikaner Air Force Base 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 Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) is Jodhpur Airport (JDH), which is located 126 miles (203 kilometers) S of BKB.
- Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bikaner Airport construction has been completed in August 2013.