Nonstop flight route between Baracoa, Cuba and Bedford, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA), Baracoa, Cuba and Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,539 miles (or 2,476 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 relatively short distance between Gustavo Rizo Airport and Laurence G. Hanscom Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCA / MUBA | 
| Airport Name: | Gustavo Rizo Airport | 
| Location: | Baracoa, Cuba | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°21'55"N by 74°30'21"W | 
| Area Served: | Baracoa | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BCA | 
| More Information: | BCA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BED / KBED | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°28'11"N by 71°17'20"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BED | 
| More Information: | BED Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA):
- The closest airport to Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) is Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NW of BCA.
- The furthest airport from Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,869 miles (19,101 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gustavo Rizo Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustavo Rizo 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.
Facts about Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED):
- Hanscom Field covers 1,125 acres at an elevation of 132 feet above mean sea level.
- On August 8, 1962, a US Air Force KC-135 tanker crashed on approach to Hanscom Field's runway 11, destroying the aircraft and killing all three members of the flight crew.
- On May 31, 2014, a private Gulfstream IV business jet crashed and caught fire beyond the end of runway 11 following an aborted take off from Hanscom Field, killing all seven people on board.
- In addition to being known as "Laurence G. Hanscom Field", another name for BED is "Hanscom Air Force Base".
- The furthest airport from Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) has 2 runways.
- Because of Laurence G. Hanscom Field's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Laurence G. Hanscom Field 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 Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of BED.
- In its final years, Clipper would add flights to Ithaca Airport in Western NY from Hanscom.




