Nonstop flight route between Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and Peace River, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa and Peace River Airport (YPE), Peace River, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,863 miles (or 15,872 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 Peace River 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 Peace River 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: | YPE / CYPE |
Airport Name: | Peace River Airport |
Location: | Peace River, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°13'37"N by 117°26'53"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1872 feet (571 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YPE |
More Information: | YPE Maps & Info |
Facts about Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN):
- Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Mafeteng Airport (MFC), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) SE of BFN.
- South African Express is the operator with the most scheduled flights to Bloemfontein.
- 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.
Facts about Peace River Airport (YPE):
- The furthest airport from Peace River Airport (YPE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,144 miles (16,325 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Peace River Airport Steering Committee has been set up to assess viability and regionalization potential of the airport.
- The closest airport to Peace River Airport (YPE) is Donnelly Airport (YOE), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of YPE.
- Peace River Airport, is a municipally owned airport located 5 nautical miles west of the Town of Peace River, Alberta, Canada.
- That first airport in the area was located on the west bank of the Peace River, about 3 mi south of the present town site.
- A New Terminal building was opened September 8, 1984.
- Peace River Airport (YPE) currently has only 1 runway.