Nonstop flight route between Bahía Solano, Colombia and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC), Bahía Solano, Colombia and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,267 miles (or 8,476 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 José Celestino Mutis Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 José Celestino Mutis Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSC / SKBS |
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Location: | Bahía Solano, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°12'10"N by 77°23'39"W |
Area Served: | Bahía Solano, Colombia |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BSC |
More Information: | BSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Facts about José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC):
- The furthest airport from José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to José Celestino Mutis Airport (meaning José Celestino Mutis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,274 miles (19,753 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) is Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of BSC.
- Because of José Celestino Mutis Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at José Celestino Mutis 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.
- José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "José Celestino Mutis Airport", another name for BSC is "Aeropuerto José Celestino Mutis".
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
- On 15 September 2009, it was announced that the USAF will withdraw all their uniformed staff from the station by September 2010, after which it will be run on a "care and maintenance" basis.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- Operations staff and maintenance personnel were permanently assigned, but aircraft, aircrews and crew chiefs were temporarily assigned to the 11th Strategic Group for the European Tanker Task Force on rotation.
- In the early years of the Cold War the British and American governments reached an agreement under which elements of the USAF Strategic Air Command would be based in the UK.
- KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.