Nonstop flight route between Bossembélé, Central African Republic and Olympia, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bossembélé Airport (BEM), Bossembélé, Central African Republic and Olympia Regional Airport (OLM), Olympia, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,099 miles (or 13,035 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 Bossembélé Airport and Olympia Regional 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 Bossembélé Airport and Olympia Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEM / FEFL |
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Location: | Bossembélé, Central African Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°16'0"N by 17°37'59"E |
Area Served: | Bossembélé |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2211 feet (674 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BEM |
More Information: | BEM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLM / KOLM |
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Location: | Olympia, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°58'9"N by 122°54'9"W |
Area Served: | Olympia, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Olympia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLM |
More Information: | OLM Maps & Info |
Facts about Bossembélé Airport (BEM):
- The furthest airport from Bossembélé Airport (BEM) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Bossembélé Airport (meaning Bossembélé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,071 miles (19,427 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- In addition to being known as "Bossembélé Airport", another name for BEM is "Bossembélé Airport (Bossembélé)".
- The closest airport to Bossembélé Airport (BEM) is Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SE of BEM.
Facts about Olympia Regional Airport (OLM):
- The closest airport to Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) is Gray Army Airfield (GRF), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of OLM.
- An FAA funded $15 million improvement project to make the airport a safer facility was completed in September, 2008, focusing on runway line-of-sight improvements and enhanced signage.
- The furthest airport from Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,822 miles (17,417 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Olympia Regional Airport", another name for OLM is "Olympia Army Airfield".
- Because of Olympia Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Olympia Regional 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.
- Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) has 2 runways.
- Olympic Flight Museum is located at the Olympia Airport, and Airlift Northwest, the region's air medical transport service uses the airport as one of its medical helicopter bases.