Nonstop flight route between Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Biratnagar, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Biratnagar Airport (BIR), Biratnagar, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,634 miles (or 12,285 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 Bradford Regional Airport and Biratnagar 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 Bradford Regional Airport and Biratnagar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFD / KBFD |
Airport Name: | Bradford Regional Airport |
Location: | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'11"N by 78°38'24"W |
Area Served: | Bradford, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Bradford Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2143 feet (653 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFD |
More Information: | BFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIR / VNVT |
Airport Name: | Biratnagar Airport |
Location: | Biratnagar, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°28'53"N by 87°15'50"E |
Area Served: | Biratnagar, Nepal |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIR |
More Information: | BIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Bradford Regional Airport (BFD):
- Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) has 2 runways.
- Its first airline flights were United DC-3s in 1948.
- The furthest airport from Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport covers 1,015 acres at an elevation of 2,143 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSE of BFD.
- The airport is owned by the Bradford Regional Airport Authority and serves Pennsylvania and Western New York.
Facts about Biratnagar Airport (BIR):
- List of airports in Nepal
- Biratnagar Airport (BIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Nepal government owned and operated, Biratnagar Airport began its service on 6 July 1958, the same year the nation's first Royal Nepal Airlines began its scheduled domestic and international flights.
- The closest airport to Biratnagar Airport (BIR) is Bhojpur Airport (BHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of BIR.
- The furthest airport from Biratnagar Airport (BIR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,408 miles (18,359 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport boasts the highest domestic traffic.
- Because of Biratnagar Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Biratnagar 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.