Nonstop flight route between Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom and Trinidad, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom and Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD), Trinidad, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,996 miles (or 9,650 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 Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz 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 Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz 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):

• The airport has two runways, aligned roughly north-south and east-west, which intersect at their respective southern and western ends, forming an L shaped configuration.
• Three model aircraft clubs operate within a three mile radius of Biggin Hill Airport.
• Between the wars, the airfield was used by a number of experimental units, working on instrument design, ground based anti-aircraft defences, and night flying.
• London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of BQH.
• 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".
• 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.
• Biggin Hill is best known for its role during the Battle of Britain in the Second World War, when it served as one of the principal fighter bases protecting London and South East England from attack by enemy bombers.

Facts about Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD):

• Because of Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz 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 Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) is Lubang Airport (LBX), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (meaning Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubang Airport), and is located 12,094 miles (19,463 kilometers) away in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
• Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) is La Esperanza Airport (LEZ), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NW of TDD.