Nonstop flight route between Bilbao, Spain and Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bilbao Airport (BIO), Bilbao, Spain and Calgary International Airport (YYC), Calgary, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,720 miles (or 7,597 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 Calgary International 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 Calgary International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIO / LEBB |
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Location: | Bilbao, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°18'3"N by 2°54'38"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 137 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIO |
More Information: | BIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYC / CYYC |
Airport Name: | Calgary International Airport |
Location: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°7'21"N by 114°0'47"W |
Area Served: | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3606 feet (1,099 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYC |
More Information: | YYC Maps & Info |
Facts about Bilbao Airport (BIO):
- The closest airport to Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of BIO.
- With the past increase of traffic, the terminal would have become saturated again in a year because it is designed to handle about 4.5 million passengers per year, in 2007 it went nearly to its maximum capacity.
- The construction works commenced during the Civil War but during this time and until June 1937 the airport was only used as a base for military activities.
- In 1996, a new taxiway with two rapid exits and a new aircraft parking apron were built.
- 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.
- Bilbao Airport (BIO) has 2 runways.
- Bilbao Airport handled 3,800,789 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bilbao Airport", another name for BIO is "Bilboko aireportua (eu) Aeropuerto de Bilbao (es)".
- Users of the airport widely complained about its lack of an arrivals area, since once passengers cleared customs, they stepped directly outside, and there they were often exposed to the elements.
- 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.
Facts about Calgary International Airport (YYC):
- Construction of the new runway resulted in April 2011 in the permanent closure of Barlow Trail and McCall Way's connections between Airport Road and McKnight Boulevard to the south.
- The furthest airport from Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,372 miles (16,692 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Calgary International Airport (YYC) is Banff Airport (YBA), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) W of YYC.
- Comprising gates 1–19, Concourse A is used mostly for domestic outbound flights, although US-bound flights and other international flights sometimes depart from the A-gates.
- Calgary International Airport (YYC) has 4 runways.
- Apron II is the main cargo facility at the airport which can park up to four Boeing 747s.