Nonstop flight route between Borlänge, Dalarna, Sweden and Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Borlänge Airport (BLE), Borlänge, Dalarna, Sweden and Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,215 miles (or 10,002 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 Borlänge Airport and Bloemfontein 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 Borlänge Airport and Bloemfontein 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: | BLE / ESSD |
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Location: | Borlänge, Dalarna, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°25'18"N by 15°30'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Dala Airport AB |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 503 feet (153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLE |
More Information: | BLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFN / FABL |
Airport Name: | Bloemfontein International Airport |
Location: | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°5'38"S by 26°18'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | ACSA South African Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 4457 feet (1,358 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFN |
More Information: | BFN Maps & Info |
Facts about Borlänge Airport (BLE):
- The closest airport to Borlänge Airport (BLE) is Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of BLE.
- Because of Borlänge Airport's relatively low elevation of 503 feet, planes can take off or land at Borlänge 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.
- In addition to being known as "Borlänge Airport", another name for BLE is "Dala Airport".
- The 166 km long Stockholm route was closed down in June 2011, but was reopened in September 2013.
- The furthest airport from Borlänge Airport (BLE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,186 miles (18,002 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Dala Airport or Borlänge Airport is situated southeast of Borlänge, a city in the Dalarna province of Sweden.
- The airfield was built during the 2nd World War and was modernized in 1961.
- Borlänge Airport (BLE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN):
- In 2012, the airport served 426,420 passengers.
- The closest airport to Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Mafeteng Airport (MFC), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) SE of BFN.
- The furthest airport from Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,855 miles (19,079 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bloemfontein International Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.