Nonstop flight route between Bardera, Somalia and Polacca, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bardera Airport (BSY), Bardera, Somalia and Polacca Airport (PXL), Polacca, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,269 miles (or 14,917 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 Bardera Airport and Polacca 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 Bardera Airport and Polacca Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSY / HCMD | 
| Airport Name: | Bardera Airport | 
| Location: | Bardera, Somalia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°20'12"N by 42°18'27"E | 
| Area Served: | Bardera, Somalia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Somali Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 550 feet (168 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BSY | 
| More Information: | BSY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PXL / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Polacca, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°47'30"N by 110°25'23"W | 
| Area Served: | Polacca, Arizona | 
| Operator/Owner: | The Hopi Tribe | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5573 feet (1,699 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PXL | 
| More Information: | PXL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bardera Airport (BSY):
- Bardera Airport (BSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bardera Airport (BSY) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,915 miles (19,176 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Bardera Airport's relatively low elevation of 550 feet, planes can take off or land at Bardera 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 Bardera Airport (BSY) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) ENE of BSY.
Facts about Polacca Airport (PXL):
- In addition to being known as "Polacca Airport", another name for PXL is "P10".
- Polacca Airport (PXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Polacca Airport (PXL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,266 miles (18,131 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- Because of Polacca Airport's high elevation of 5,573 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PXL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PXL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Polacca Airport (PXL) is Winslow-Lindbergh Regional AirportWinslow Municipal Airport (INW), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SSW of PXL.
- For the 12-month period ending April 17, 2010, the airport had 200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month.




