Nonstop flight route between Barra, Bahia, Brazil and Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barra Airport (BQQ), Barra, Bahia, Brazil and Bezmer Air Base (JAM), Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,726 miles (or 9,216 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 Barra Airport and Bezmer Air Base, 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 Barra Airport and Bezmer Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQQ / SNBX |
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Location: | Barra, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°5'2"S by 43°8'2"W |
Area Served: | Barra |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1345 feet (410 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQQ |
More Information: | BQQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAM / |
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Location: | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'16"N by 26°21'7"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAM |
More Information: | JAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Barra Airport (BQQ):
- The closest airport to Barra Airport (BQQ) is Barreiras Airport (BRA), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) WSW of BQQ.
- Barra Airport (BQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Barra Airport", another name for BQQ is "Aeroporto de Barra".
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Barra.
- The furthest airport from Barra Airport (BQQ) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barra Airport (meaning Barra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
Facts about Bezmer Air Base (JAM):
- In addition to being known as "Bezmer Air Base", another name for JAM is "LBIA".
- The furthest airport from Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,287 miles (18,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The strategic location and particularly favorable weather conditions of the area was appreciated already during World War I, when the Imperial German Air Service built in Yambol a base for zeppelins used for reconnaissance and bombing missions to Romania, Russia, Sudan and Malta.
- Bezmer Air Base (JAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bezmer Air Base's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Bezmer Air Base 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 closest airport to Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of JAM.
- The base has a modern communication, information and navigation system.