Nonstop flight route between Bemidji, Minnesota, United States and Aviano, Pordenone, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI), Bemidji, Minnesota, United States and Aviano Air Base (AVB), Aviano, Pordenone, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,635 miles (or 7,459 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 Bemidji Regional Airport and Aviano Air Base, 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 Bemidji Regional Airport and Aviano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI):

• The closest airport to Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) is Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) SW of BJI.
• The airport is mostly used for general aviation.
• Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,622 miles (17,095 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Aviano Air Base (AVB):

• The furthest airport from Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• From June through December 2001, the fighter squadrons deployed combat search and rescue capabilities three times and helped enforce the no fly zone over Iraq.
• The closest airport to Aviano Air Base (AVB) is Belluno Airport (BLX), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of AVB.
• In addition to being known as "Aviano Air Base", another name for AVB is "Aviano AB".
• The wing’s support of Operation Iraqi Freedom began in late 2003.
• Aviano Air Base is a NATO base in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
• The 31st Fighter Wing is made up of four groups, each consisting of several squadrons.
• To avoid losing the wing’s heritage and history as the highest scoring Army Air Force unit in the Mediterranean Theater in WWII, the impressive combat record in Vietnam and number of significant firsts they produced in the early years of the Air Force, the 31 FW was chosen to move rather than fade into obscurity.