Nonstop flight route between Batajnica, Serbia and Richmond, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Batajnica Airbase (BJY), Batajnica, Serbia and Richmond International Airport (RIC), Richmond, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,778 miles (or 7,689 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 Batajnica Airbase and Richmond 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 Batajnica Airbase and Richmond International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Batajnica Airbase (BJY):

• The closest airport to Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of BJY.
• Batajnica Airbase (BJY) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia the airbase was heavily bombed for 25 days and sustaining heavy damage.
• In June 2006, two USAF F-16 fighter jets, visited Batajnica airbase.
• In addition to being known as "Batajnica Airbase", other names for BJY include "Aerodrom Batajnica" and "Аеродром Батајница".
• The furthest airport from Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Richmond International Airport (RIC):

• A terminal building designed by Marcellus Wright and Son was completed in 1950.
• The airport was dedicated as Richard Evelyn Byrd Flying Field in 1927 in honor of aviator Richard E.
• In 2004, Richmond International Airport handled over 57,000 tons of cargo.
• Richmond International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport, in Sandston, Virginia, an unincorporated community.
• The closest airport to Richmond International Airport (RIC) is A.P. Hill Army Airfield (APH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) N of RIC.
• Richmond International Airport handled 3,311,747 passengers last year.
• Richmond International Airport (RIC) has 3 runways.
• Because of Richmond International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Richmond International 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 Richmond International Airport (RIC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,698 miles (18,827 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Until October 2007, the 192d Fighter Wing, an Air Combat Command -gained unit of the Virginia Air National Guard, maintained an Air National Guard station, operating F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the airport.