Nonstop flight route between Branson, Missouri, United States and Gyumri, Armenia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Branson Airport (BKG), Branson, Missouri, United States and Shirak International Airport (LWN), Gyumri, Armenia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,444 miles (or 10,371 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 Branson Airport and Shirak 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 Branson Airport and Shirak 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: | BKG / KBBG |
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Location: | Branson, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°31'54"N by 93°12'2"W |
Area Served: | Branson, Missouri |
Operator/Owner: | Branson Airport, LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKG |
More Information: | BKG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWN / UDSG |
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Location: | Gyumri, Armenia |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°45'1"N by 43°51'33"E |
Area Served: | Gyumri |
Operator/Owner: | General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5000 feet (1,524 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWN |
More Information: | LWN Maps & Info |
Facts about Branson Airport (BKG):
- Branson Airport (BKG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Branson Airport (BKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,835 miles (17,438 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- “We don’t want suicide fares, two or three airlines bashing each other over the head until someone says ‘uncle’ and leaves,” said Peet, explaining why the airport agreed to protect the airlines from competition.
- On February 24, 2014, Frontier Airlines announced that their Branson to Denver service would be upgraded from seasonal to daily beginning June 9, 2014.
- There are some unusual consequences of the airport's private ownership.
- In addition to being known as "Branson Airport", another name for BKG is "BBG".
- The closest airport to Branson Airport (BKG) is M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of BKG.
- There were two airlines operating at the time of Branson's opening, AirTran Airways and Sun Country Airlines.
Facts about Shirak International Airport (LWN):
- In addition to being known as "Shirak International Airport", another name for LWN is "Շիրակ Օդանավակայան".
- The furthest airport from Shirak International Airport (LWN) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,214 miles (18,047 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- On August 3, 2007, the government of Armenia announced that it had agreed to include the management of operations at Armenia's second largest airport in the 30-year concession agreement that it signed with Armenia International Airports CJSC in December 2001 to take over operations at Zvartnots International Airport.
- The closest airport to Shirak International Airport (LWN) is Kars Airport (KSY), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of LWN.
- Shirak International Airport (LWN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shirak International Airport's high elevation of 5,000 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Shirak Airport was closed for renovations from June 20 until October 20, 2007, during which time the runway was repaved and work was done on the airport lighting and the main terminal.