Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Ghardaia, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA), Ghardaia, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,056 miles (or 8,137 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 Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria 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 Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria 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):

• The on-going terminal expansion and modernization project is expected to result in significant changes to the appearance of the terminal and concourses.
• 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.
• Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
• In January 2013 typical commercial passenger traffic included Airbus A319/A320s, Boeing 737s, Embraer 170s, MD-80s, DC-9s, CRJ 900s, CRJ700s, CRJ 200s, and Embraer 145s models on about 128 take offs or landings daily.
• On June 23, 2008 Birmingham city mayor Larry Langford announced his proposal to rename the airport as the Fred L.
• 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.
• 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.
• By 1959 Runway 5/23 was 10,000 feet and service was started to Birmingham by Capital Airlines with British-made Vickers Viscounts.

Facts about Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA):

• The furthest airport from Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) is Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NW of GHA.
• Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport", other names for GHA include "Noumerat Airport (Ghardaia)" and "Aéroport de Ghardaïa / Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria".