Nonstop flight route between Bloomington, Indiana, United States and Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monroe County Airport (BMG), Bloomington, Indiana, United States and Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,102 miles (or 9,820 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 Monroe County Airport and Borg El Arab 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 Monroe County Airport and Borg El Arab International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Monroe County Airport (BMG):

• The closest airport to Monroe County Airport (BMG) is Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSE of BMG.
• As constructed, the original runway was 5,200 feet but was later lengthened to 6,500 feet permitting the operation of Boeing 727 aircraft.
• Because of Monroe County Airport's relatively low elevation of 846 feet, planes can take off or land at Monroe County 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.
• Monroe County Airport (BMG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Monroe County Airport (BMG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,182 miles (17,996 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE):

• Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport consists of a new passenger building and an administration building.
• The terminal contains a duty-free shop, a franchise food court, an area dedicated for travel offices and other travel-related services, a fuel supply unit, a control tower, and a fire station available to cover emergencies on site.
• Because of Borg El Arab International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Borg El Arab 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.
• In addition to being known as "Borg El Arab International Airport", another name for HBE is "مطار برج العرب الدولى".
• Borg El Arab is the principal airport of Alexandria starting December 2011 after the closure of Alexandria International Airport due to a major re-development program that will take two years in development.
• The closest airport to Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NE of HBE.
• The furthest airport from Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.