Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Larsen Bay Airport (KLN), Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,677 miles (or 7,527 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 Larsen Bay 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 Larsen Bay 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 Airport (BHX):

• 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.
• Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
• As part of the proposed High Speed Two rail link, a new railway station called Birmingham Interchange would be built to serve both the airport and the National Exhibition Centre.
• The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
• Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
• The airport's location south-east of the city, plus the only operational runway being north-west – south-east, means that depending on wind direction, aircraft land or take-off directly over Birmingham.
• It is primarily served by the A45 main road, and is near Junction 6 of the M42 motorway.
• 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.
• It's also been estimated that if these plans were to go ahead, the airport could handle around 70,000,000 passengers annually, and around 500,000 aircraft movements.
• It has been found that Birmingham airport is the most accessible airport in the UK.

Facts about Larsen Bay Airport (KLN):

• The closest airport to Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) is Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of KLN.
• The furthest airport from Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,810 miles (17,396 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,933 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,009 enplanements in 2009, and 2,597 in 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Larsen Bay Airport", another name for KLN is "2A3".
• Because of Larsen Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Larsen Bay 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.
• Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Larsen Bay Airport resides at elevation of 87 feet above mean sea level.