Nonstop flight route between Bridgetown, Barbados and Mota Lava, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados and Mota Lava Airport (MTV), Mota Lava, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,269 miles (or 14,916 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 Grantley Adams International Airport and Mota Lava 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 Grantley Adams International Airport and Mota Lava Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGI / TBPB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bridgetown, Barbados | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Barbados | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Barbados | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BGI | 
| More Information: | BGI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTV / NVSA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°39'56"S by 167°42'39"E | 
| Area Served: | Mota Lava, Torba, Vanuatu | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MTV | 
| More Information: | MTV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):
- The terrain around the airport is relatively flat and quite suburban.
- In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
- During the 1960s the eastern flight-range just south-east of the airport became known as Paragon.
- The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Grantley Adams International Airport has two terminal buildings designed to appear as one single continuous structure.
- In 1983, the US-sponsored invasion of Grenada prompted the United States to form yet another agreement with Barbados.
Facts about Mota Lava Airport (MTV):
- The furthest airport from Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is nearly antipodal to Mota Lava Airport (meaning Mota Lava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kédougou Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Kédougou, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of MTV.
- In addition to being known as "Mota Lava Airport", another name for MTV is "Valua Airport".
- Because of Mota Lava Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Mota Lava 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.
- Valua airport is 12 km away from the island's main center.




