Nonstop flight route between Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and Mansa Airport (MNS), Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,431 miles (or 7,131 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 Mansa 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 Bitburg Airport and Mansa Airport. 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: | MNS / FLMA | 
| Airport Name: | Mansa Airport | 
| Location: | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'17"S by 28°52'33"E | 
| Area Served: | Mansa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4100 feet (1,250 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MNS | 
| More Information: | MNS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- Prior to its current civilian usage, Bitburg Air Base was a front-line NATO base during the Cold War.
 - In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
 - Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
 - Bitburg Airport is a commercial airport serving Bitburg, a city in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany.
 - On September 15, 2008, the Ministry of Transport of Rhineland-Palatinate granted the airport contractor landing rights for aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of more than 14 tonnes, and the use of IFR traffic rules upon arrival and departure.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Mansa Airport (MNS):
- Because of Mansa Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MNS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MNS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Mansa Airport (MNS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
 - Mansa Airport (MNS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Mansa Airport (MNS) is Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WSW of MNS.
 
