Nonstop flight route between Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States and Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boswell Bay Airport (BSW), Boswell Bay, Alaska, United States and Bradley International Airport (BDL), Windsor Locks (near Hartford), Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,227 miles (or 5,193 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 Boswell Bay Airport and Bradley 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 Boswell Bay Airport and Bradley 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 Boswell Bay Airport (BSW):

• In addition to being known as "Boswell Bay Airport", another name for BSW is "AK97".
• Because of Boswell Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Boswell Bay 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 Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) is Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of BSW.
• The furthest airport from Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,573 miles (17,015 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Boswell Bay Airport (BSW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Bradley International Airport (BDL):

• In 1950 Bradley International Airport exceeded the 100,000-passenger mark, handling 108,348 annual passengers.
• Bradley International Airport (BDL) has 3 runways.
• The now defunct Bradlees department store chain was named after the airport, when investors held a meeting there.
• The airfield was named after 24-year-old Lt.
• The furthest airport from Bradley International Airport (BDL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,740 miles (18,894 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1979, a tornado ripped through Windsor Locks, wreaking destruction along the eastern portions of the airport.
• On July 3, 2012 the Connecticut Department of Transportation released an Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Evaluation, detailing a proposal to replace the now-vacant Terminal B.
• On October 7, 2008, Embraer, an aerospace company based in Brazil, selected Bradley as its service center for the Northeastern United States.
• The closest airport to Bradley International Airport (BDL) is Rentschler Heliport (EHT), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of BDL.
• The airfield began civilian use in 1947 as Bradley International Airport.
• Because of Bradley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at Bradley 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.
• On June 21, 2011, the new Boeing 747-8 stopped at Bradley on its introductory world tour, it was the 747-8F cargo variant.
• In 1986, new Terminal A and Bradley Sheraton Hotel was completed.