Nonstop flight route between Bordeaux / Mérignac, France and Ostrava, Czech Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France and Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), Ostrava, Czech Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 942 miles (or 1,515 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 relatively short distance between Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport and Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):

• On 1 October 1958, Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base was closed to reduce USAFE expenses and manpower.
• The furthest airport from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-Mérignac 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.
• General Charles de Gaulle took off from the airport to travel to London in 1940, and the following day he broadcast the Appeal of 18 June.
• In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
• As a consequence of the temporary closure of the Cazaux military base, the civil authorities have been forced to share the runway with the French Army since November 2005.
• Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
• Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.

Facts about Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR):

• Because of Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava's relatively low elevation of 844 feet, planes can take off or land at Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava 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.
• Construction of a new terminal started in July 2005.
• Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava handled 288,393 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is Žilina Airport (ILZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of OSR.
• In addition to being known as "Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava", another name for OSR is "Letiště Leoše Janáčka Ostrava".
• Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,638 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.