Nonstop flight route between Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom and Cairo, Egypt:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Barra International Airport (BRR), Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom and Cairo International Airport (CAI), Cairo, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,628 miles (or 4,229 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 International Airport and Cairo 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 Barra International Airport and Cairo 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 Barra International Airport (BRR):

• Barra International Airport also 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 Barra International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Barra 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.
• Barra International Airport handled 10,415 passengers last year.
• Barra International Airport (BRR) has 3 runways.
• Barra International Airport is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the north tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
• The furthest airport from Barra International Airport (BRR) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,712 miles (18,849 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Barra International Airport (BRR) is Benbecula Airport (BEB), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) N of BRR.
• In addition to being known as "Barra International Airport", another name for BRR is "Port-adhair Bharraigh".

Facts about Cairo International Airport (CAI):

• In addition to being known as "Cairo International Airport", another name for CAI is "مطار القاهرة الدولي".
• As of 2009 the façade of the terminal was being upgraded.
• With its hub at the airport EgyptAir's operations were overhauled with the full transfer of its operations into the state of the art terminal between 27 April and 15 June 2009.
• Smart Aviation Company has been based at the building since 2007 however it moved to a new executive FBO in 2010 located adjacent to Hall 4.
• When American forces left the base at the end of the war, the Civil Aviation Authority took over the facility and began using it for international civil aviation.
• Cairo International Airport (CAI) has 3 runways.
• Because of Cairo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 382 feet, planes can take off or land at Cairo 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.
• Cairo International Airport handled 14,711,500 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,878 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 113 miles (183 kilometers) NW of CAI.