Nonstop flight route between Bratislava, Slovakia and Columbus, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bratislava Airport (BTS), Bratislava, Slovakia and Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU), Columbus, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,784 miles (or 7,699 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 Bratislava Airport and Columbus Municipal 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 Bratislava Airport and Columbus Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTS / LZIB |
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Location: | Bratislava, Slovakia |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°10'12"N by 17°12'46"E |
Area Served: | Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Bratislava, a.s. (BTS) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTS |
More Information: | BTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLU / KBAK |
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Location: | Columbus, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°15'42"N by 85°53'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Columbus |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLU |
More Information: | CLU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bratislava Airport (BTS):
- Bratislava Airport (BTS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bratislava Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at Bratislava 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 first regular flight between Prague and Bratislava occurred in 1923, by the new-formed carrier Czechoslovak Airlines.
- The closest airport to Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Vienna International Airport (VIE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of BTS.
- Bratislava Airport handled 1,416,117 passengers last year.
- The number of passengers served at Bratislava Airport decreased temporarily in the early 1990s due to competition by the nearby Vienna International Airport distant from Bratislava Airport), but it has been quickly increasing since.
- In addition to being known as "Bratislava Airport", other names for BTS include "Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport" and "Letisko M. R. Štefánika".
- The furthest airport from Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU):
- Because of Columbus Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbus Municipal 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 Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) is Freeman Municipal Airport (SER), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CLU.
- In addition to being known as "Columbus Municipal Airport", another name for CLU is "BAK".
- The furthest airport from Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,219 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) has 2 runways.
- Columbus Municipal Airport is on the site of the former World War II Atterbury Army Airfield and United States Air Force Bakalar Air Force Base.