Nonstop flight route between Buffalo, New York, United States and Wevelgem, Belgium:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), Buffalo, New York, United States and Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK), Wevelgem, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,706 miles (or 5,964 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Kortrijk-Wevelgem 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUF / KBUF |
Airport Name: | Buffalo Niagara International Airport |
Location: | Buffalo, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°56'26"N by 78°43'55"W |
Area Served: | Erie County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 728 feet (222 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUF |
More Information: | BUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJK / EBKT |
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Location: | Wevelgem, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°49'1"N by 3°12'16"E |
Area Served: | Kortrijk / Wevelgem, Belgium |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KJK |
More Information: | KJK Maps & Info |
Facts about Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF):
- The proximity of Buffalo Niagara International Airport to the 8.4 million residents of Ontario's Golden Horseshoe region makes it a very popular airport for Canadians traveling to U.S.
- The furthest airport from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The new terminal opened on November 3, 1997 with 15 gates.
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) is Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) NW of BUF.
- Buffalo Niagara International Airport handled 5,118,000 passengers last year.
- Because of Buffalo Niagara International Airport's relatively low elevation of 728 feet, planes can take off or land at Buffalo Niagara 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.
- Southwest Airlines, which recently merged and absorbed AirTran Airways into its system, remains the busiest airline at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, handling 32 percent of the outbound flights.
- In 2008 some local residents made a short-lived attempt to rename the airport to "Buffalo Tim Russert International Airport" after a popular news commentator and a Buffalo native Tim Russert who had died that year.
Facts about Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK):
- The furthest airport from Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,952 miles (19,235 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport", another name for KJK is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-55".
- Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSW of KJK.
- Because of Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Kortrijk-Wevelgem 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.