Nonstop flight route between Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nicaro, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Banja Luka International Airport (BNX), Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nicaro Airport (ICR), Nicaro, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,353 miles (or 8,615 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 Banja Luka International Airport and Nicaro 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 Banja Luka International Airport and Nicaro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Banja Luka International Airport (BNX):

• Because of Banja Luka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 400 feet, planes can take off or land at Banja Luka 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.
• Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Since Air Srpska stopped operations, the Government of Republika Srpska has tried to attract new airlines to fly to Banja Luka through various subsidies.
• The closest airport to Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) is Tuzla International Airport (TZL), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of BNX.
• The construction of the Banja Luka International Airport began in 1976.
• Over the years, the airport has had flights connecting Banja Luka to Athens, Belgrade, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Salzburg, Tivat and Vienna, partly thanks to Air Srpska which was an airline based at the airport.
• The furthest airport from Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,754 miles (18,916 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Banja Luka International Airport", other names for BNX include "Međunarodni aerodrom Banja Luka", "Međunarodna zračna luka Banja Luka" and "Међународни аеродром Бања Лука".
• The airport was built in the area of Laktaši and Gradiška municipalities, in a wide valley of the Vrbas River expanding into Lijevče polje.

Facts about Nicaro Airport (ICR):

• The abandoned airfield once had a single 4314 ft runway.
• The closest airport to Nicaro Airport (ICR) is Preston Airport (PST), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WNW of ICR.
• Because of Nicaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Nicaro 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.
• Nicaro Airport is an airfield serving Nicaro in Cuba.
• The furthest airport from Nicaro Airport (ICR) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,809 miles (19,005 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.