Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Cobija, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ), Cobija, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,301 miles (or 5,312 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Captain Aníbal Arab 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Captain Aníbal Arab Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):

• Former concourse B consisted of 6 gates, B1-B6.
• The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
• During the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion, pilots and crews from the Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Birmingham were selected to train Cuban exile fliers in Nicaragua to fly the Douglas B-26 Invader in the close air support role.
• By 1959 Runway 5/23 was 10,000 feet and service was started to Birmingham by Capital Airlines with British-made Vickers Viscounts.
• Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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.
• Atlantic Aviation operates two general aviation fixed base operator facilities, and there are numerous corporate hangars north of Runway 6/24 and east of Runway 18/36.
• The furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Southern Museum of Flight is on Airport Authority property, on the east side of the North-South runway.
• In the early 1990s Runway 18/36 was extended to 7,100 feet, allowing use by airline jets.
• The airport opened on May 31, 1931 with a two-story, white, Georgian style terminal and a single east-west runway.

Facts about Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ):

• The furthest airport from Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (meaning Captain Aníbal Arab Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,286 miles (19,773 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
• In addition to being known as "Captain Aníbal Arab Airport", another name for CIJ is "Aeropuerto Capitán Aníbal Arab".
• Because of Captain Aníbal Arab Airport's relatively low elevation of 892 feet, planes can take off or land at Captain Aníbal Arab 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.
• Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) is Iberia Airport (IBP), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of CIJ.