Nonstop flight route between Bacău, Romania and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM), Bacău, Romania and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,345 miles (or 2,164 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 Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport and RAF Lyneham, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM):

• Bacău Airport opened for passenger service in 1946.
• The airport is located 5 km south of Bacău, accessible by taxi.
• Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is home to the Romanian Air Force 95th Air Base, with one fighter regiment and a helicopter regiment.
• The closest airport to Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NE of BCM.
• Because of Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at Bacău "George Enescu" 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.
• Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport handled 307,488 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport", another name for BCM is "Aeroportul Internaţional George Enescu Bacău".
• The furthest airport from Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):

• The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
• Royal Air Force Station Lyneham or more simply RAF Lyneham is a former Royal Air Force station located 6.3 miles north east of Chippenham, Wiltshire and 10.3 miles south west of Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
• Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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.
• A single enemy aircraft attacked the station on 19 September 1940, dropping an incendiary and two high explosive bombs before strafing part of the airfield.
• 99 Squadron reformed on 17 November 1945, at RAF Lyneham equipped with the Avro York, it operated as part of the Berlin Airlift.
• RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.