Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Alert, Nunavut, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and Alert Airport (YLT), Alert, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,535 miles (or 4,080 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 Alert 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 Alert 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):

• 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 (BRU) has 3 runways.
• Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• Just as is the case for Pier A West, the construction of a new low-cost pier is currently on hold.
• Brussels Airport can be reached by car via the A201, which is directly connected to the R0 highway.
• In 2007, the airport served 17.8 million passengers, an increase of 7% over 2006.
• The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
• In 1955, a train line connecting the city centre of Brussels with the airport was constructed.

Facts about Alert Airport (YLT):

• Alert Airport (YLT) currently has only 1 runway.
• There have been two crashes involving fatalities at the airfield since it was established.
• Because of Alert Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Alert 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 Alert Airport (YLT) is Eureka Aerodrome (YEU), which is located 299 miles (481 kilometers) WSW of YLT.
• A weather station was established on the site in 1950, and in 1957 construction began on the military facilities which are still in use to this day.
• The furthest airport from Alert Airport (YLT) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,999 miles (16,092 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.