Nonstop flight route between Braga, Portugal and Indianapolis, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Braga Airport (BGZ), Braga, Portugal and Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,936 miles (or 6,334 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 Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis 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 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.
• Braga Airport (BGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Braga Airport", another name for BGZ is "Aeródromo Municipal de Braga".

Facts about Indianapolis International Airport (IND):

• From 1957 to 2008 the passenger terminal was on the east side of the airfield off High School Road.
• A new 1,200,000-square-foot midfield passenger terminal opened between Indianapolis International Airport's two parallel runways, southwest of the previous terminal and the crosswind runway in 2008.
• IndyGo's Route 8 also connects the airport with downtown Indianapolis.
• Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has 3 runways.
• Indianapolis International Airport handled 7,526,414 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Pope Field (GFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of IND.
• The furthest airport from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport's master plan calls for a fourth runway to be built southeast of I-70 sometime in the future.
• Because of Indianapolis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 797 feet, planes can take off or land at Indianapolis 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.
• In the same year United Airlines finished building Indianapolis Maintenance Center, at a cost of $USD 600 million.
• FedEx Express opened their Indianapolis hub in 1988.