Nonstop flight route between Billund, Denmark and Galesburg, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Billund Airport (BLL), Billund, Denmark and Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG), Galesburg, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,278 miles (or 6,885 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 Billund Airport and Galesburg Municipal 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 Billund Airport and Galesburg Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Billund Airport (BLL):

• In addition to being known as "Billund Airport", another name for BLL is "Billund Lufthavn".
• The furthest airport from Billund Airport (BLL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Billund Airport (BLL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Billund Airport (BLL) is Esbjerg Airport (EBJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WSW of BLL.
• Because of Billund Airport's relatively low elevation of 247 feet, planes can take off or land at Billund 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.
• Billund Airport had its beginning in 1961, when founder of Lego, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen established a private 800-meter long runway and hangar north of the LEGO factory in Billund.
• There are six parking zones named after countries of the world, USA, Australia, Kenya, Spain, Egypt and Greenland.
• From mid-2009, the airport was served by 9 airlines flying regular flight service, whereof KLM had the largest route with over 200,000 annual passengers to Amsterdam Schiphol.
• The road distance is to Billund 3 kilometres, to Vejle 28 kilometres, to Kolding 41 kilometres, to Esbjerg 61 kilometres and to Århus 98 kilometres.

Facts about Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG):

• The furthest airport from Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,961 miles (17,640 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Galesburg Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 764 feet, planes can take off or land at Galesburg Municipal 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 Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG) is Macomb Municipal Airport (MQB), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of GBG.
• Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG) has 2 runways.