Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Racine, Wisconsin, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and John H. Batten Airport (RAC), Racine, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,107 miles (or 6,610 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 John H. Batten 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 John H. Batten Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• In 1956 a new 2,300 m runway was constructed, the 07R/25L which runs parallel with 07L/25R.
• From 6 December 2013, all passengers have 30 minutes free Wi-Fi access.
• 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)".
• 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.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• Brussels Airport ) is an international airport 6 NM northeast of Brussels, the capital of Belgium.
• 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 John H. Batten Airport (RAC):

• The furthest airport from John H. Batten Airport (RAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,059 miles (17,798 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of John H. Batten Airport's relatively low elevation of 674 feet, planes can take off or land at John H. Batten 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 closest airport to John H. Batten Airport (RAC) is Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of RAC.
• John H. Batten Airport (RAC) has 2 runways.
• During World War II, the newly established airport was used as a flight and ground school for the Army.