Nonstop flight route between Bangor, Maine, United States and Craiova, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bangor International Airport (BGR), Bangor, Maine, United States and Craiova International Airport (CRA), Craiova, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,289 miles (or 6,903 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 Bangor International Airport and Craiova International 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 Bangor International Airport and Craiova International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bangor International Airport (BGR):

• It was designated by NASA as an emergency landing location for the Space Shuttle.
• In April 2008, the airport received a US$2.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the terminal building and aviation equipment.
• Bangor International Airport (BGR) currently has only 1 runway.
• On July 8, 2010, ten captured Russian spies, were deported on a government-chartered jet that took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport bound for Vienna International Airport, with a stop in Bangor for refueling.
• From the 1970s into the 1990s, the airport attracted 3,000 to 5,000 commercial flights a year, mostly charter jetliners flying between Europe and the West Coast of the United States, or the Caribbean and Mexico.
• Bangor has been the port of entry for over a million servicemen and women returning from the Gulf War, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the NATO operations IFOR and SFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina on military charters.
• The furthest airport from Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,670 miles (18,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NE of BGR.
• Because of Bangor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Bangor International 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.

Facts about Craiova International Airport (CRA):

• In addition to being known as "Craiova International Airport", another name for CRA is "Aeroportul Craiova".
• Craiova International Airport handled 40,291 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Craiova International Airport (CRA) is Sibiu International Airport (SBZ), which is located 102 miles (164 kilometers) N of CRA.
• The furthest airport from Craiova International Airport (CRA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,429 miles (18,393 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Craiova International Airport (CRA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Craiova International Airport's relatively low elevation of 626 feet, planes can take off or land at Craiova International 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.