Nonstop flight route between Bartow, Florida, United States and Karonga, Malawi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), Bartow, Florida, United States and Karonga Airport (KGJ), Karonga, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,102 miles (or 13,038 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 Bartow Municipal Airport and Karonga 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 Bartow Municipal Airport and Karonga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOW / KBOW |
Airport Name: | Bartow Municipal Airport |
Location: | Bartow, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°56'35"N by 81°46'59"W |
Area Served: | Bartow, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BOW |
More Information: | BOW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGJ / FWKA |
Airport Name: | Karonga Airport |
Location: | Karonga, Malawi |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°57'11"S by 33°53'34"E |
Area Served: | Karonga, Malawi |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1765 feet (538 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGJ |
More Information: | KGJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW):
- From 1960 through 1967 the City of Bartow again managed the airport and the aviation facilities were again leased to a fixed base operator.
- Bartow Municipal Airport is a public airport four miles northeast of Bartow, in Polk County, Florida.
- The furthest airport from Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,481 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Bartow Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Bartow Municipal 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.
- The base was ordered deactivated on 25 October 1945 and it closed by the end of the year.
- The closest airport to Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) is Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNE of BOW.
- Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) has 3 runways.
Facts about Karonga Airport (KGJ):
- Karonga Airport (KGJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Karonga Airport (KGJ) is Chelinda Airport (CEH), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of KGJ.
- The furthest airport from Karonga Airport (KGJ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.