Nonstop flight route between Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States and Hengchun, Taiwan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaver County Airport (BFP), Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States and Hengchun Airport (HCN), Hengchun, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,890 miles (or 12,697 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 Hengchun 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 Hengchun 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 |
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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: | HCN / RCKW |
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Location: | Hengchun, Taiwan |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°2'17"N by 120°43'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aeronautics Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HCN |
More Information: | HCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Beaver County Airport (BFP):
- On August 23, 1987, the B-17 Flying Fortress Nine-O-Nine crashed during an airshow at the airport.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Beaver County Airport", another name for BFP is "BVI".
- 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.
Facts about Hengchun Airport (HCN):
- Mandarin Airlines and TransAsia Airways dropped out from serving the airport due to poor load factor and Hengchun Peninsular's seasonal strong winds which make landing and take off dangerous.
- Hengchun Airport (HCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) NNW of HCN.
- The furthest airport from Hengchun Airport (HCN) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Hengchun Airport (meaning Hengchun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,876 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
- Because of Hengchun Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Hengchun 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hengchun Airport", other names for HCN include "恆春航空站恆春機場" and "Héngchūn HángkōngzhànHéngchūn Jīchǎng".