Nonstop flight route between El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain and Banda Aceh, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain and Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ), Banda Aceh, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,140 miles (or 9,881 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 Sultan Iskandar Muda International 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 Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):

• Terminal 2 has its own Rodalies Barcelona commuter train station on the line, which runs from the Maçanet-Massanes station every 30 minutes, with major stops at Barcelona Sants railway station and the fairly central Passeig de Gràcia railway station to provide transfer to the Barcelona Metro system, also in Clot station.
• The airport is the second largest in Spain behind Madrid Barajas Airport and 31st busiest in the world, and is the main airport of Catalonia.
• The closest airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
• BusPlana Official Transfer from Barcelona Airport to Costa Dorada, the bus stop is in Terminal 1.
• 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.
• Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• The extension of the airport with a total investment of €5.1 billion in the future will include a new satellite terminal and refurbishment of existing terminals.
• In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".
• 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.
• From the late seventies to the early nineties, the airport was stalled in traffic and investments until the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.
• One of the main airlines that operates out of Barcelona, Norwegian Air Shuttle, has announced its intention of starting long-haul routes out of Barcelona-El Prat, from 2016, to destinations such as New York John F.

Facts about Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ):

• In addition to being known as "Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport", another name for BTJ is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Iskandar Muda Bandar Udara Antar Nanggroë Sultan Iskandar Muda".
• The closest airport to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) is Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW), which is located 107 miles (173 kilometers) E of BTJ.
• On 9 April 1994 the Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport join the PT Angkasa Pura II, based on the letter of the Minister of Finance No.
• In 1968, the airport has developed a runway extension to 1850 meters with a width of 45 metres, and Appron with dimensions of 90 x 120 metres, so it has been able to accommodate the large aircraft such as the Fokker F28.
• Because of Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Iskandar Muda 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.
• Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• After being hit by a devastating tsunami on 26 December 2004, the airport underwent renovation and a 3000-metre runway for wide-body jet liners was built.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (BTJ) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (meaning Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.