Nonstop flight route between Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Jijiga, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Banja Luka International Airport (BNX), Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Wilwal International Airport (JIJ), Jijiga, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,895 miles (or 4,659 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 Wilwal 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 Banja Luka International Airport and Wilwal 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: | BNX / LQBK |
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Location: | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°56'29"N by 17°17'50"E |
Area Served: | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Operator/Owner: | Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation (BHDCA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 400 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNX |
More Information: | BNX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIJ / HAJJ |
Airport Name: | Wilwal International Airport |
Location: | Jijiga, Ethiopia |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°19'50"N by 42°54'39"E |
Area Served: | Jijiga, Ethiopia |
Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5413 feet (1,650 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JIJ |
More Information: | JIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Banja Luka International Airport (BNX):
- In 2011, Banja Luka airport handled 8,367 passengers, a rise of 74% compared to 2010.
- 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".
- From 1999 to 2003, the airport served as the main hub of Air Srpska, which was the official flag carrier of Republika Srpska.
- The closest airport to Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) is Tuzla International Airport (TZL), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- 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.
- On 15 December 2010, to celebrate the abolition of visa requirements for Bosnian citizens traveling to the Schengen Area countries, a symbolic charter flight was organised from Banja Luka to Brussels.
Facts about Wilwal International Airport (JIJ):
- Because of Wilwal International Airport's high elevation of 5,413 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JIJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JIJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- By the 1990s, the Garaad Wiil-Waal Airport was one of 10 bases of the Ethiopian Air Force.
- The closest airport to Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) NNE of JIJ.
- The furthest airport from Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Wilwal International Airport (meaning Wilwal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) currently has only 1 runway.