Nonstop flight route between Badajoz, Spain and Galway, Ireland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Badajoz Airport (BJZ), Badajoz, Spain and Galway Airport (GWY), Galway, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,001 miles (or 1,610 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 relatively short distance between Badajoz Airport and Galway Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Badajoz Airport (BJZ):

• The closest airport to Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is Beja Airport (BYJ), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) SW of BJZ.
• Badajoz Airport (BJZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Badajoz Airport", other names for BJZ include "Aeropuerto de Badajoz", "Talavera la Real Air Base" and "Base Aérea de Talavera la Real".
• Because of Badajoz Airport's relatively low elevation of 608 feet, planes can take off or land at Badajoz 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.
• Badajoz Airport handled 29,113 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Badajoz Airport (BJZ) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Badajoz Airport (meaning Badajoz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Facts about Galway Airport (GWY):

• Galway Airport (GWY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located 6 kilometres by road from Galway city centre.
• The furthest airport from Galway Airport (GWY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,976 miles (19,273 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Galway Airport", another name for GWY is "Aerphort na Gaillimhe".
• The runway was extended to 1200 metres and completed on 2 March 1987.
• Because of Galway Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Galway 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 closest airport to Galway Airport (GWY) is Connemara Airport (NNR), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of GWY.
• During World War I a landing ground was built for the RAF at nearby Oranmore.
• On 21 February 2007, the Government of Ireland announced that it was providing €6.3 million in capital grant money for Galway Airport.
• Since 2008 numbers and routes have dropped considerably with only Aer Arann routes to Luton, Lorient, Manchester and Edinburgh remaining.
• In 1994 Aer Arann began the Dublin route supported by the state funded Public Service Obligation scheme.