Nonstop flight route between Brownsville, Texas, United States and Bam, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), Brownsville, Texas, United States and Bam Airport (BXR), Bam, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,314 miles (or 13,381 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 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport and Bam 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 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport and Bam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO):

• Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) has 3 runways.
• This airport included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service facility.
• The closest airport to Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) is General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of BRO.
• The Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport is the first airport in Texas to offer flight status notification via text-messaging through its website.
• With the end of the Pacific War in August 1945, operations at Brownsville AAF were dramatically reduced.
• In addition to being known as "Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport", another name for BRO is "(former Brownsville Army Airfield)".
• The airport is served by two commercial airlines, six air taxis and offers three FBOs for general aviation.
• The furthest airport from Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,143 miles (17,933 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Brownsville/South Padre Island 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.
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• For the first year of the United States' involvement in combat of the war, Pan American continued to operate the airport, providing training to Ferrying Command pilots and ground mechanics assigned to the 18th Transport Transition Training Detachment.

Facts about Bam Airport (BXR):

• The furthest airport from Bam Airport (BXR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,686 miles (18,807 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Bam Airport (BXR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Bam Airport (BXR) is Kerman International Airport (KER), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) NW of BXR.