Nonstop flight route between Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States and Kumasi, Ghana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bradley International Airport (BDL), Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States and Kumasi Airport (KMS), Kumasi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,939 miles (or 7,949 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 Bradley International Airport and Kumasi 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 Bradley International Airport and Kumasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDL / KBDL |
Airport Name: | Bradley International Airport |
Location: | Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°56'21"N by 72°40'59"W |
Area Served: | Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | State of Connecticut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 173 feet (53 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDL |
More Information: | BDL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMS / DGSI |
Airport Name: | Kumasi Airport |
Location: | Kumasi, Ghana |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°42'51"N by 1°35'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 942 feet (287 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMS |
More Information: | KMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bradley International Airport (BDL):
- The closest airport to Bradley International Airport (BDL) is Rentschler Heliport (EHT), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of BDL.
- On June 22, 2012, the Connecticut Airport Authority board formally approved the hiring of Kevin A.
- The airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- In 1986, new Terminal A and Bradley Sheraton Hotel was completed.
- Bradley International Airport (BDL) has 3 runways.
- The now defunct Bradlees department store chain was named after the airport, when investors held a meeting there.
- Because of Bradley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Bradley 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.
- In 1979, a tornado ripped through Windsor Locks, wreaking destruction along the eastern portions of the airport.
- In 1948 the federal government deeded the Airport to the State of Connecticut for public and commercial use.
- The furthest airport from Bradley International Airport (BDL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,740 miles (18,894 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kumasi Airport (KMS):
- The furthest airport from Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kumasi Airport (meaning Kumasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NW of KMS.
- The project, valued at about $300 million, would see the construction of a new two-storey ultra-modern terminal, restaurants, shopping and parking areas, and a ring road around the airport.
- Because of Kumasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumasi 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.
- Kumasi Airport (KMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Currently, upgrading work on the existing runway and some related works are in progress.