Nonstop flight route between Boa Vista, Cape Verde and Barter Island, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC), Boa Vista, Cape Verde and Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI), Barter Island, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,843 miles (or 9,403 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 Aristides Pereira International Airport and Barter Island LRRS 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 Aristides Pereira International Airport and Barter Island LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVC / GVBA |
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Location: | Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°8'14"N by 22°53'21"W |
Area Served: | Sal Rei |
Operator/Owner: | Empresa nacional de Aeroportos e Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BVC |
More Information: | BVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTI / PABA |
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Location: | Barter Island, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°8'2"N by 143°34'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTI |
More Information: | BTI Maps & Info |
Facts about Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC):
- In addition to being known as "Aristides Pereira International Airport", another name for BVC is "Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira".
- The closest airport to Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) is Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of BVC.
- Because of Aristides Pereira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Aristides Pereira 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.
- The furthest airport from Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Aristides Pereira International Airport (meaning Aristides Pereira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,057 miles (19,404 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport initially started operating in the late-20th century and was paved only in 2007.
- The airport was originally named Rabil Airport, but on 19 November 2011 it was renamed as a tribute to the first president of Cape Verde, Aristides Pereira.
Facts about Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI):
- The radar station was upgraded with an AN/FPS-117 minimally attended Long Range surveillance radar in the winter of 1990.
- Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 115 miles (184 kilometers) W of BTI.
- In addition to being known as "Barter Island LRRS Airport", another name for BTI is "Barter Island LRRS BAR-MAIN".
- The furthest airport from Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,003 miles (16,099 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Because of Barter Island LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Barter Island LRRS 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.
- With the signing of the North American Air Defence Modernization agreement at the "Shamrock Summit" between Prime Minister Mulroney and President Reagan in Quebec City on 18 March 1985, the DEW Line began its eventual upgrading and transition becoming the North Warning System of today.
- The airport remains open to support the small settlement at Kaktovik and to provide contractor support access to the military radar site.