Nonstop flight route between Bar Harbor, Maine, United States and Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB), Bar Harbor, Maine, United States and East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,000 miles (or 4,828 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 Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport and East Midlands 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 Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport and East Midlands Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB):

• The furthest airport from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,703 miles (18,834 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) is Bangor International Airport (BGR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NW of BHB.
• Because of Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Hancock County-Bar Harbor 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 airport operated as Bar Harbor Naval Auxiliary Air Facility supporting operations of Naval Air Station Brunswick from September 1, 1943 until November 15, 1945.

Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):

• East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
• Following increasing overcrowding at the terminal building, the airport facilities have been extended and remodelled.
• The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
• Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
• East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In September 2006 Plane Stupid blocked a taxiway at the airport for four hours.
• Other airlines operating from the airport include Aurigny Air Services, Eastern Airways and summer holiday charters by Freebird Airlines, Onur Air and BH Air.
• The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Ryanair has also expanded its East Midlands base with a series of new routes and frequency increases on existing routes.
• EMA replaced the smaller pre-war grass airfield at Derby Burnaston, and the base's light aircraft later moved to a new site at Derby Egginton Airfield near Hilton.