Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Ambilobe, Madagascar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and Ambilobe Airport (AMB), Ambilobe, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,174 miles (or 8,326 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 Brussels Airport and Ambilobe 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 Brussels Airport and Ambilobe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• Several car rental services are located in the airport as well.
• Pier A is connected to the main building via a 400 metres long tunnel under the tarmac.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• After the liberation, the German infrastructure at Melsbroek fell into the hands of the British.
• Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
• Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.
• Shops, bars and restaurants are scattered throughout the building.
• In 1955, a train line connecting the city centre of Brussels with the airport was constructed.
• The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
• Sabena's demise meant a sharp fall in passenger traffic, a blow the airport only slowly recovered from.
• In 2005, the airport was awarded Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International/International Air Transport Association, based on a survey conducted with over 100,000 passengers worldwide.
• The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.

Facts about Ambilobe Airport (AMB):

• In addition to being known as "Ambilobe Airport", another name for AMB is "Ambilobe".
• The furthest airport from Ambilobe Airport (AMB) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 10,938 miles (17,602 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• Because of Ambilobe Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Ambilobe 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.
• Ambilobe Airport (AMB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ambilobe Airport (AMB) is Ambanja Airport (IVA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SW of AMB.