Nonstop flight route between Block Island, Rhode Island, United States and Akureyri, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Block Island State Airport (BID), Block Island, Rhode Island, United States and Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,649 miles (or 4,264 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 Block Island State Airport and Akureyri 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 Block Island State Airport and Akureyri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BID / KBID |
Airport Name: | Block Island State Airport |
Location: | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°10'5"N by 71°34'40"W |
Area Served: | Block Island, Rhode Island |
Operator/Owner: | State of Rhode Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BID |
More Information: | BID Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR |
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Location: | Akureyri, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W |
Area Served: | Akureyri |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AEY |
More Information: | AEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Block Island State Airport (BID):
- Block Island State Airport (BID) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Block Island State Airport (BID) is Montauk Airport (MTP), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of BID.
- Because of Block Island State Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Block Island State 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.
- Block Island State Airport covers an area of 136 acres at an elevation of 108 feet above mean sea level.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,384 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,516 enplanements in 2009, and 9,821 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Block Island State Airport (BID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
- In 2006 Mýflug, under a contract with the Icelandic government, began providing ambulance flight service to Iceland, with a specially equipped aircraft based at Akureyri airport.
- In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
- In 1952, Loftleiðir decided to cease domestic flights and to concentrate on international flights to Europe and North America.
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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.