Nonstop flight route between El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain and Abu Simbel, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain and Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS), Abu Simbel, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,153 miles (or 3,465 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Al Hufalysin Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCN / LEBL |
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| Location: | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'48"N by 2°4'41"E |
| Area Served: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCN |
| More Information: | BCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABS / HEBL |
| Airport Name: | Al Hufalysin Airport |
| Location: | Abu Simbel, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°22'33"N by 31°36'41"E |
| Area Served: | Abu Simbel, Egypt |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABS |
| More Information: | ABS Maps & Info |
Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):
- A new Terminal 1 designed by Ricardo Bofill was inaugurated on 16 June 2009.
- Low-cost airline traffic grew significantly, especially after the creation of operating bases by Vueling and Clickair at the airport.
- The Barcelona–Madrid air shuttle service, known as the "Puente Aéreo", or "Pont Aeri" literally "Air Bridge", was the world's busiest route until 2008, with the highest number of flight operations in 2007.
- Because of Barcelona–El Prat Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelona–El Prat 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.
- Due to the strong drop in air traffic after 1999 and the crisis in the aviation sector in 2001 many charter operations from Girona and Reus were diverted to El Prat, which helped the airport to survive the crisis.
- In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".
- The closest airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
- Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (meaning Barcelona–El Prat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- There is provision for parking cars at the airport, with about 24,000 parking spaces.
Facts about Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS):
- Al Hufalysin Airport handled 499,172 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of ABS.
- The furthest airport from Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Al Hufalysin Airport (meaning Al Hufalysin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of Al Hufalysin Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Al Hufalysin 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.
- Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) currently has only 1 runway.
