Nonstop flight route between Bamburi, Kenya and Oslo, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamburi Airport (BMQ), Bamburi, Kenya and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU), Oslo, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,687 miles (or 7,543 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 Bamburi Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ), 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 Bamburi Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMQ / |
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Location: | Bamburi, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°58'48"S by 39°43'47"E |
Area Served: | Bamburi, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BMQ |
More Information: | BMQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBU / ENFB |
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Location: | Oslo, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°52'58"N by 10°37'1"E |
Area Served: | Oslo, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Norwegian Civil Airport Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBU |
More Information: | FBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bamburi Airport (BMQ):
- Because of Bamburi Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Bamburi 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 "Bamburi Airport", another name for BMQ is "HKBM".
- Bamburi Airport is an airport in Kenya.
- The furthest airport from Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,483 miles (18,480 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Bamburi Airport (BMQ) is Moi International Airport (MBA), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of BMQ.
- Bamburi Airport is a small airport that serves the town of Bamburi.
- Bamburi Airport is located in Mombasa County, in the town of Bamburi, in southeastern Kenya, close to the Indian Ocean coast.
Facts about Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU):
- Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) handled 10,072,054 passengers last year.
- Since Fornebu is located on a peninsula, all transport to the airport needed to go via Lysaker.
- In May 1945, as German forces were ousted from Norway, the airport was taken over by the Allies and the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )", another name for FBU is "Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu".
- Because of Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed )'s relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) 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 furthest airport from Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,288 miles (18,165 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During the late 1920s and early 1930s, the politicians became less satisfied with the solution.
- In 1952, SAS started flights to Bodø Airport and in 1955 to Bergen Airport, Flesland.
- The first aircraft to land at Fornebu was a Junkers Ju 52, operated by Lufthansa, in September 1938.
- Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) has 2 runways.
- In 1918, the first Norwegian airline, Det Norske Luftfartrederi, was established, and plans were made to start flying to Trondheim.
- The closest airport to Oslo Airport, Fornebu ( Closed ) (FBU) is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of FBU.