Nonstop flight route between Washington, D.C., United States and Bologna, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), Washington, D.C., United States and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), Bologna, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,343 miles (or 6,989 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 Bolling Air Force Base and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi 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 Bolling Air Force Base and Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOF / KBOF |
Airport Name: | Bolling Air Force Base |
Location: | Washington, D.C., United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°50'34"N by 77°0'57"W |
View all routes: | Routes from BOF |
More Information: | BOF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLQ / LIPE |
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Location: | Bologna, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°32'7"N by 11°17'19"E |
Area Served: | Bologna, Italy |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 123 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLQ |
More Information: | BLQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bolling Air Force Base (BOF):
- The closest airport to Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) WNW of BOF.
- Bolling AFB has served as a research and testing ground for new aviation equipment and its first mission provided aerial defense of the capital.
- The furthest airport from Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ):
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is an international airport serving the city of Bologna in Italy.
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport handled 6,193,783 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (meaning Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,050 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport", another name for BLQ is "Aeroporto di Bologna-Guglielmo Marconi".
- The closest airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) is Forlì Airport (FRL), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) ESE of BLQ.
- The airport has 5,100 parking spaces, with different rates for short, or long stay.
- Because of Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport's relatively low elevation of 123 feet, planes can take off or land at Bologna Guglielmo Marconi 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.