Nonstop flight route between Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV), Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,274 miles (or 14,925 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 Bloemfontein International Airport and Venustiano Carranza 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 Bloemfontein International Airport and Venustiano Carranza International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFN / FABL |
Airport Name: | Bloemfontein International Airport |
Location: | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°5'38"S by 26°18'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | ACSA South African Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4457 feet (1,358 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFN |
More Information: | BFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOV / MMMV |
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Location: | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°57'20"N by 101°28'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1864 feet (568 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOV |
More Information: | LOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN):
- The closest airport to Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Mafeteng Airport (MFC), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) SE of BFN.
- Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) has 2 runways.
- In 2012, the airport served 426,420 passengers.
- The furthest airport from Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,855 miles (19,079 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Bloemfontein International Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In November 2012, the South African government announced that the airport's name was to be changed to Bram Fischer International Airport.
Facts about Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV):
- The furthest airport from Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Venustiano Carranza International Airport", another name for LOV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Venustiano Carranza".
- The closest airport to Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) is Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), which is located 103 miles (165 kilometers) SSE of LOV.