Nonstop flight route between Bilbao, Spain and London, Kentucky, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bilbao Airport (BIO), Bilbao, Spain and London-Corbin Airport (LOZ), London, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,133 miles (or 6,652 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 Bilbao Airport and London-Corbin 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 Bilbao Airport and London-Corbin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bilbao Airport (BIO):

• In 1940, it was decided by common agreement with the local organisations affected to build a civilian airport in Sondika.
• Because of Bilbao Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Bilbao 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 Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Bilbao Airport (meaning Bilbao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Bilbao Airport", another name for BIO is "Bilboko aireportua (eu) Aeropuerto de Bilbao (es)".
• Bilbao Airport handled 3,800,789 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of BIO.
• Bilbao Airport is a public airport located 9 km north of Bilbao, in the municipality of Loiu, in Biscay.
• Bilbao Airport (BIO) has 2 runways.
• There has been some criticism of Santiago Calatrava's design by Aena, the Spanish airport authority, because it seems difficult to make further enlargements in the terminal's capacity because the design is too closed.
• The airport has seen a constant increase in its traffic numbers, the old terminal was already saturated and obsolete in 1990, although it had been renewed only a few years earlier.
• In 1996, a new taxiway with two rapid exits and a new aircraft parking apron were built.

Facts about London-Corbin Airport (LOZ):

• The closest airport to London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) is Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LOZ.
• London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from London-Corbin Airport (LOZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,338 miles (18,247 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "London-Corbin Airport", another name for LOZ is "Magee Field".
• The Kentucky National Guard constructed a readiness facility on the field in 2009 and was dedicated by Adjutant General Don Storm at opening.
• London-Corbin Airport, also known as Magee Field, is a general aviation airport located in Laurel County, Kentucky, three nautical miles south of the central business district of London and about 12 miles north of Corbin.