Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Kasungu, Malawi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Kasungu Airport (KBQ), Kasungu, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,985 miles (or 8,023 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 Airport and Kasungu 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 Airport and Kasungu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBQ / FWKG |
Airport Name: | Kasungu Airport |
Location: | Kasungu, Malawi |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°0'51"S by 33°28'5"E |
Area Served: | Kasungu, Malawi |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3470 feet (1,058 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBQ |
More Information: | KBQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- On 23 February 2011, it was reported that Birmingham Airport had announced the HS2 extension could be a solution to runway capacity problems in London, citing that will be quicker to get to London from Birmingham than from London Stansted once completed and claimed that the airport had capacity for nine million more passengers.
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- Originally, the target for completion was in time for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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 closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- Birmingham Airport is 5.5 NM east-south-east of Birmingham city centre, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Kasungu Airport (KBQ):
- Kasungu Airport (KBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kasungu Airport (KBQ) is Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSE of KBQ.
- The furthest airport from Kasungu Airport (KBQ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,707 miles (18,840 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.