Nonstop flight route between Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States and Grootfontein, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(40°46'21"N by 80°23'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E)
Distance from BFP to GFY:
7,527.58 miles (12,114.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaver County Airport (BFP), Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States and Grootfontein Airport (GFY), Grootfontein, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,528 miles (or 12,114 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 Beaver County Airport and Grootfontein 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 Beaver County Airport and Grootfontein Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFP / KBVI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'21"N by 80°23'29"W |
| Area Served: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Beaver |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1253 feet (382 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFP |
| More Information: | BFP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFY / FYGF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Grootfontein, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°36'6"S by 18°7'20"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4636 feet (1,413 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFY |
| More Information: | GFY Maps & Info |
Facts about Beaver County Airport (BFP):
- The Beaver Valley Flying Club, Inc is a not-for-profit organization which has been in operation since 1967 on the Airport.
- The closest airport to Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSE of BFP.
- Beaver County Airport (BFP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Beaver County Airport is a county-owned public airport three miles northwest of Beaver Falls, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Both flight schools can take a student from zero time to Recreational or Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial, Multi-Engine and Certified Flight Instructor Ratings.
- The furthest airport from Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Beaver County Airport", another name for BFP is "BVI".
Facts about Grootfontein Airport (GFY):
- The closest airport to Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is Halali Airport (HAL), which is located 115 miles (186 kilometers) WNW of GFY.
- The furthest airport from Grootfontein Airport (GFY) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Grootfontein Airport (meaning Grootfontein Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Grootfontein Airport", another name for GFY is "Grootfontein Airport".
- Because of Grootfontein Airport's high elevation of 4,636 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GFY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GFY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Grootfontein Airport (GFY) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.13 miles (34.00 km) SSE | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) | Findlay (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States |     |
| 2 | 23.11 miles (37.19 km) E | Butler County Airport (BTP) | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 32.37 miles (52.09 km) SE | Forbes Field (FOE) | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 36.93 miles (59.43 km) NNW | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG) (YNG) | Youngstown/Warren, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 37.69 miles (60.66 km) SE | Allegheny County Airport (AGC) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 43.40 miles (69.85 km) SSW | Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG) | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 44.27 miles (71.25 km) S | Washington County Airport (WSG) | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 50.14 miles (80.70 km) NNE | Venango Regional Airport (FKL) | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 57.84 miles (93.09 km) WSW | Harry Clever Field (PHD) | New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 59.07 miles (95.07 km) WNW | Akron Fulton International Airport (AKC) | Akron, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 59.73 miles (96.12 km) N | Port Meadville Airport (MEJ) | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 61.75 miles (99.38 km) SSE | Greene County Airport (WAY) | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 62.11 miles (99.95 km) ESE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) | Latrobe (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 62.11 miles (99.95 km) ESE | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LTB) | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 68.05 miles (109.51 km) E | Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,465.47 miles (18,451.85 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,441.81 miles (18,413.77 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,427.67 miles (18,391.00 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,416.61 miles (18,373.20 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,367.95 miles (18,294.89 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,366.21 miles (18,292.10 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,354.49 miles (18,273.23 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,343.80 miles (18,256.03 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,333.23 miles (18,239.01 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,309.61 miles (18,201.00 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,248.98 miles (18,103.43 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,214.83 miles (18,048.48 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,208.46 miles (18,038.22 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,199.49 miles (18,023.79 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,133.86 miles (17,918.16 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 115.45 miles (185.80 km) WNW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 2 | 154.40 miles (248.48 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 3 | 203.81 miles (328.00 km) SSW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 206.00 miles (331.52 km) ENE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 5 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) SSE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 6 | 218.56 miles (351.74 km) SSW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 7 | 270.41 miles (435.18 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 8 | 283.04 miles (455.51 km) SW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 9 | 285.72 miles (459.82 km) NW | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 10 | 314.36 miles (505.92 km) NNE | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 11 | 323.35 miles (520.38 km) SW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 12 | 346.07 miles (556.94 km) E | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 13 | 382.45 miles (615.49 km) SE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 419.02 miles (674.34 km) ENE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 15 | 423.06 miles (680.84 km) NNE | Cangamba Airport (CNZ) | Cangamba, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,221.77 miles (19,668.98 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,220.61 miles (19,667.12 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,204.87 miles (19,641.78 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,197.88 miles (19,630.53 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,163.63 miles (19,575.42 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,162.35 miles (19,573.36 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,156.50 miles (19,563.94 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,109.14 miles (19,487.72 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,107.08 miles (19,484.40 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,100.36 miles (19,473.59 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,086.66 miles (19,451.55 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,072.55 miles (19,428.84 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,057.27 miles (19,404.24 km) W | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |