Nonstop flight route between Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom and Boston, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bournemouth Airport (BOH), Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,214 miles (or 5,172 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 Bournemouth Airport and Boston Logan 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 Bournemouth Airport and Boston Logan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bournemouth Airport (BOH):

• The new arrivals hall was completed on time and budget in July 2011.
• In 1993, the airport received its first regular passenger flight when Palmair wet leased its first aircraft and European Aviation Air Charter started operations.
• Bath Travel's Palmair remained the prime user of the airport, with a 737-200 permanently based there.
• Because of Bournemouth Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Bournemouth 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 July 2009 the airport's busiest route to Glasgow-Prestwick was discontinued, and an announcement soon followed to discontinue the Edinburgh route which ended on 27 March 2010.
• Bournemouth Airport handled 660,272 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is Southampton Airport (SOU), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of BOH.
• Bournemouth Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
• The furthest airport from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,941 miles (19,218 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Bournemouth Airport (BOH) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Boston Logan International Airport (BOS):

• The distinctive central control tower, nearly a dozen stories high, is a local landmark with its pair of segmented elliptical pylons and a six-story platform trussed between them.
• The furthest airport from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,937 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In October 2009 US Airways announced it would close its Boston crew base in May 2010.
• Logan International Airport surpassed the 30 million passenger mark in the 2013 calendar year, at 30.2 million passengers.
• Boston Logan International Airport handled 3,021,863 passengers last year.
• In April 2007 the FAA approved construction of a center field taxiway long-sought by Massport.
• The airport serves as a focus city for JetBlue Airways, as well as a hub for regional airline Cape Air and for commuter airline PenAir.
• Until around 1950 the airline terminal was at 42.367N 71.0275W.
• The closest airport to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of BOS.
• Because of Boston Logan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Boston Logan 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.
• Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has 6 runways.