Nonstop flight route between Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom and Bordeaux / Mérignac, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benbecula Airport (BEB), Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 919 miles (or 1,480 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 Benbecula Airport and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEB / EGPL | 
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| Location: | Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 57°28'51"N by 7°21'46"W | 
| Area Served: | Benbecula | 
| Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BEB | 
| More Information: | BEB Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD | 
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| Location: | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Bordeaux, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BOD | 
| More Information: | BOD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Benbecula Airport (BEB):
- The closest airport to Benbecula Airport (BEB) is Barra International Airport (BRR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) S of BEB.
 - Benbecula Airport (BEB) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Benbecula Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Benbecula 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 addition to being known as "Benbecula Airport", another name for BEB is "Port-adhair Beinn na Faoghla".
 - The furthest airport from Benbecula Airport (BEB) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,681 miles (18,799 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
 - Benbecula Airport handled 31,364 passengers last year.
 
Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
 - Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
 - In 1951 Mérignac was turned over to NATO for use by the United States Air Force.
 - The furthest airport from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
 - Because of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-Mérignac 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 airport is accessible by car via the A630 autoroute.
 - As a consequence of the temporary closure of the Cazaux military base, the civil authorities have been forced to share the runway with the French Army since November 2005.
 - The closest airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.
 
