Nonstop flight route between Bainbridge, Georgia, United States and Merville / Calonne, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE), Bainbridge, Georgia, United States and Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB), Merville / Calonne, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,487 miles (or 7,221 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 Decatur County Industrial Air Park and Merville - Calonne 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 Decatur County Industrial Air Park and Merville - Calonne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGE / KBGE |
Airport Name: | Decatur County Industrial Air Park |
Location: | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'18"N by 84°38'15"W |
Area Served: | Decatur County |
Operator/Owner: | Decatur County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGE |
More Information: | BGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HZB / LFQT |
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Location: | Merville / Calonne, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'0"N by 2°38'24"E |
Area Served: | Merville, Nord, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 61 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HZB |
More Information: | HZB Maps & Info |
Facts about Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE):
- Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Decatur County Industrial Air Park's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Decatur County Industrial Air Park 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.
- There was little need, however, for the airfield, and in the immediate postwar years, farmers leased the open areas of the airfield for cultivation and the cantonment area was used for various purposes.
- The closest airport to Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) is Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of BGE.
- Following entry of the United States into World War II, the Chief of the Army Air Corps directed the Air Corps Flying Training Command Southeast Training Center to immediately take action to select air base sites needed to increase its pilot training rate to meet anticipated wartime demands.
- Today, Bainbridge is used for various purposes in addition to a small amount of aviation activity.
- The furthest airport from Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,278 miles (18,150 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB):
- Originally built by Germans as a Luftwaffe airfield as part of the defensed of the Pas de Calais area.
- The furthest airport from Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,965 miles (19,255 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Merville - Calonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Merville - Calonne 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.
- The closest airport to Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of HZB.
- The airfield is controlled and has an Automatic Terminal Information Service.
- In addition to being known as "Merville - Calonne Airport", other names for HZB include "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-53" and "Aéroport de Merville - Calonne".
- Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) has 2 runways.