Nonstop flight route between Bellingham, Washington, United States and Tripoli, Libya:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from BLI to MJI:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BLI Airport Information
- MJI Airport Information
- Facts about BLI
- Facts about MJI
- Map of Nearest Airports to BLI
- List of Nearest Airports to BLI
- Map of Furthest Airports from BLI
- List of Furthest Airports from BLI
- Map of Nearest Airports to MJI
- List of Nearest Airports to MJI
- Map of Furthest Airports from MJI
- List of Furthest Airports from MJI
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bellingham International Airport (BLI), Bellingham, Washington, United States and Mitiga International Airport (MJI), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,171 miles (or 9,931 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 Bellingham International Airport and Mitiga 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 Bellingham International Airport and Mitiga 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: | BLI / KBLI |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Bellingham, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°47'32"N by 122°32'14"W |
Area Served: | Bellingham, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Bellingham |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLI |
More Information: | BLI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJI / HLLM |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Tripoli, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'59"N by 13°16'58"E |
Airport Type: | Joint (public and military) |
Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJI |
More Information: | MJI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bellingham International Airport (BLI):
- Bellingham International Airport (BLI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The early 21st century saw rapid expansion at the Bellingham International Airport from multiple large air carriers motivated by the potential passenger loads from lower mainland British Columbia.
- The furthest airport from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,700 miles (17,220 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Bellingham International Airport (BLI) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of BLI.
- The Washington Air National Guard occupies a 7.5-acre site at Bellingham International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Bellingham International Airport", another name for BLI is "(Bellingham/Tulip Army Airfield)".
- In September 2010 the airport completed a $26 million resurfacing of the runway to allow aircraft up to the size of Boeing 757s to utilize the airport.
- Because of Bellingham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Bellingham 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.
Facts about Mitiga International Airport (MJI):
- On 25 October 2011, Google Earth released mutlispectral imagery from Geo Eye taken on 28 August which showed the airfield as well as the highly capable MiG-25 aircraft without any visible damage.
- After the USAF left, Wheelus became a Libyan People's Air Force installation and was renamed Okba Ben Nafi Air Base.
- In addition to being known as "Mitiga International Airport", another name for MJI is "مطار امعيتيقة الدولي".
- After 1970, the facility was known as Okba Ben Nafi Air Base, a Libyan People's Air Force installation.
- The closest airport to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Tripoli International Airport (TIP), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MJI.
- Mitiga International Airport (MJI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mitiga International Airport (MJI) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,524 miles (18,546 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- The airport was originally built in 1923 and served as Mellaha Air Base for the Italian Air Force.
- Because of Mitiga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Mitiga 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 48 TFW had practiced for years at Wheelus with F-100s and later at Zaragoza AB Spain with F-4D Phantoms and the F-111s for just such a mission.
- Of these Tunisair suspended flights to the airport due to a major security lapse, endangering crew and passengers onboard one of their aircraft, they have now resumed service to Tripoli International.