Nonstop flight route between Bratislava, Slovakia and Hagåtña, Guam:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bratislava Airport (BTS), Bratislava, Slovakia and Guam International Airport (GUM), Hagåtña, Guam would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,104 miles (or 11,433 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 Guam 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 Bratislava Airport and Guam 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 Bratislava Airport (BTS):

• The closest airport to Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Vienna International Airport (VIE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of BTS.
• Bratislava Airport is located 9 km to the north-east from the city center, covering an area of 4.77 km2.
• Bratislava Airport handled 1,416,117 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• Bratislava Airport can be reached from the city centre, which is 9 km away, or from D1 highway.
• Bratislava Airport (BTS) has 2 runways.
• The airport features two perpendicular runways, both of which underwent a complete reconstruction in the 1980s.
• Bratislava serves as a base for the Slovak Government Flying Service as well as AirExplore, Go2Sky, Opera Jet, Samair, Travel Service Slovakia and VR Jet.
• The first regular flight between Prague and Bratislava occurred in 1923, by the new-formed carrier Czechoslovak Airlines.

Facts about Guam International Airport (GUM):

• Several fatal accidents have occurred on and near Guam over the years.
• Guam International Airport handled 2,807,205 passengers last year.
• Guam International Airport (GUM) has 2 runways.
• Transit passengers are also inspected by the USCBP before being allowed to proceed to their connecting gate.
• The furthest airport from Guam International Airport (GUM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Guam International Airport (meaning Guam International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,223 miles (19,671 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
• Because of Guam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Guam 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.
• Travel to Guam was restricted to military personnel with a security clearance until 1962.
• The old terminal served as the corporate headquarters of Continental Micronesia until late 2010.
• The closest airport to Guam International Airport (GUM) is Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NE of GUM.
• The airport was built by the Japanese Navy about 1943, calling the military airfield Guamu Dai Ni as part of their defense of the Marianas.
• Arrival passenger inspection is conducted by the U.S.
• The current passenger terminal's first phase was completed on September 10, 1996.
• In addition to being known as "Guam International Airport", another name for GUM is "Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport".