Nonstop flight route between Braga, Portugal and Boston, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Braga Airport (BGZ), Braga, Portugal and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,138 miles (or 5,050 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 Braga Airport and Boston Logan 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 Braga Airport and Boston Logan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGZ / LPBR |
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| Location: | Braga, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°35'12"N by 8°26'42"W |
| Area Served: | Braga, Portugal |
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGZ |
| More Information: | BGZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOS / KBOS |
| Airport Name: | Boston Logan International Airport |
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'47"N by 71°0'23"W |
| Area Served: | Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Operator/Owner: | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 6 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOS |
| More Information: | BOS Maps & Info |
Facts about Braga Airport (BGZ):
- The closest airport to Braga Airport (BGZ) is Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of BGZ.
- The furthest airport from Braga Airport (BGZ) is Westport Airport (WSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Braga Airport (meaning Braga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Westport Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Westport, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Braga Airport", another name for BGZ is "Aeródromo Municipal de Braga".
- Braga Airport (BGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Braga Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Braga 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 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.
- The closest airport to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
- Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.
- Runway 14/32 opened on November 23, 2006, Logan's first major runway addition in more than forty years.
- Until around 1950 the airline terminal was at 42.367N 71.0275W.
- Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan 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.
- The distinctive central control tower, nearly a dozen stories high, is a local landmark with its pair of segmented elliptical pylons and a six-story platform trussed between them.
- The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As of 2010, Logan is the 19th busiest airport in the United States with about 13.5 million boardings a year.
