Nonstop flight route between El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain and Adelaide, South Australia, Australia:
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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 Adelaide Airport (ADL), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,055 miles (or 16,182 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Adelaide 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Adelaide Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCN / LEBL |
Airport Names: |
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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: | ADL / YPAD |
Airport Name: | Adelaide Airport |
Location: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'42"S by 138°31'50"E |
Area Served: | Adelaide |
Operator/Owner: | Adelaide Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADL |
More Information: | ADL Maps & Info |
Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):
- A plan for expansion was completed in 2009, adding a third terminal building and control tower.
- The forecast is that the airport will be able to handle 55 million passengers annually and will reach 90 operations an hour.
- From the late seventies to the early nineties, the airport was stalled in traffic and investments until the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.
- 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.
- BusPlana Official Transfer from Barcelona Airport to Costa Dorada, the bus stop is in Terminal 1.
- In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
Facts about Adelaide Airport (ADL):
- Plans were announced for an expansion of the terminal in July 2007, including more aerobridges and demolition of the old International Terminal.
- The furthest airport from Adelaide Airport (ADL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Adelaide Airport (ADL) is Kingscote Airport (KGC), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) SW of ADL.
- The new airport terminal is approximately 850 m end to end and is capable of handling 27 aircraft, including the Airbus A380, simultaneously and processing 3,000 passengers per hour.
- Adelaide Airport (ADL) has 2 runways.
- Adelaide Metro operates several JetBus buses connecting the airport to various locations in Adelaide.
- The airport encountered major problems during the eruption of Puyehue volcano in Chile, the ash cloud caused flights to be cancelled nationwide, with over 40,000 passengers being left stranded in Adelaide.
- Adelaide Airport handled 7,337,000 passengers last year.
- Because of Adelaide Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Adelaide 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.