Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Greenville, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV), Greenville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,746 miles (or 6,028 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 Pitt–Greenville 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 Pitt–Greenville 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):

• Originally, the target for completion was in time for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.
• Building a new control tower for the airport began in July 2011, to replace the old tower which has stood at the airport since it was opened in 1939.
• The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
• Birmingham Airport, formerly Birmingham International Airport is an airport located 5.5 nautical miles east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England.
• 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.
• In September 2010 an announcement was made that following the merging of Terminals 1 & 2 in 2011, the airport would drop the International from its official name to become Birmingham Airport.
• Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
• In August 2013, the old carriageway of the A45 road was closed and the new carriage way was opened.
• 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.
• Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
• It has been found that Birmingham airport is the most accessible airport in the UK.

Facts about Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV):

• The Works Progress Administration constructed the Greenville Airport in 1940 on land that was jointly owned by the city of Greenville and Pitt County.
• Because of Pitt–Greenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Pitt–Greenville 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 furthest airport from Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of PGV.
• The Airport Authority decided to extend Runway 2/20 by 670 feet.
• Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) has 3 runways.
• Airport diagram showing the three runways