Nonstop flight route between Beauvais, France and Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA), Beauvais, France and Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,772 miles (or 7,679 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 Beauvais–Tillé Airport and Southern Seaplane 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 Beauvais–Tillé Airport and Southern Seaplane Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVA / LFOB |
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Location: | Beauvais, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'15"N by 2°6'46"E |
Area Served: | Beauvais, France |
Operator/Owner: | Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI) de l'Oise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 359 feet (109 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVA |
More Information: | BVA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCS / |
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Location: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°51'57"N by 90°1'19"W |
Area Served: | Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | Southern Seaplane Inc |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCS |
More Information: | BCS Maps & Info |
Facts about Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA):
- Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (meaning Beauvais–Tillé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) is Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of BVA.
- The airport is serviced by a shuttle to the city centre and railway station that operates eight times a day.
- In 1956 for Beauvais–Tillé was rebuilt as a civil airport and reopened for commercial use.
- In addition to being known as "Beauvais–Tillé Airport", another name for BVA is "Aéroport de Beauvais-TilléAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-61/B-42".
- From Beauvais, the Ninth Air Force 322d Bombardment Group flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers from mid-September until March 1945.
- This airport was built in the 1930s and seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
- The initial German use of the airport was as a bomber base.
- Because of Beauvais–Tillé Airport's relatively low elevation of 359 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauvais–Tillé 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.
- Beauvais–Tillé Airport handled 386,256 passengers last year.
Facts about Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS):
- In addition to being known as "Southern Seaplane Airport", another name for BCS is "65LA".
- The closest airport to Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of BCS.
- Because of Southern Seaplane Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Seaplane 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 furthest airport from Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,139 miles (17,926 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) has 2 runways.