Nonstop flight route between Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom and Bozeman, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom and Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), Bozeman, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,580 miles (or 7,372 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 London Biggin Hill Airport and Bozeman Yellowstone 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 London Biggin Hill Airport and Bozeman Yellowstone 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 London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH):

• In the grounds of the airport an Air Scout centre can be found.
• London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) has 2 runways.
• Despite the effective ban on scheduled services, Biggin Hill is used by a large number of business flights by business jets and similar sized aircraft.
• The closest airport to London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of BQH.
• Meanwhile, the Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre moved to RAF Cranwell in 1992, marking the end of active RAF involvement.
• In May 1992 the Department of Transport issued a direction to the Council under s.13 of the Airports Act 1986.
• Today the airport has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• Because of London Biggin Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at London Biggin Hill 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 furthest airport from London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,892 miles (19,139 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "London Biggin Hill Airport", another name for BQH is "Biggin Hill Airport".

Facts about Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN):

• The closest airport to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is Mission Field (LVM), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) E of BZN.
• Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport handled 884,660 passengers last year.
• http://www.bozemanairport.com/pub/documents/Flight%20Schedules/May%202014.pdf
• Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) has 3 runways.
• Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is eight miles northwest of Bozeman, in Gallatin County, Montana.
• The furthest airport from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,612 miles (17,078 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Gallatin Field was renamed Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport to associate it with Yellowstone National Park.
• Because of Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport's high elevation of 4,473 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BZN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BZN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.