Nonstop flight route between Brive-la-Gaillarde, France and Reykjavík, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE), Brive-la-Gaillarde, France and Reykjavík Airport (RKV), Reykjavík, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,598 miles (or 2,572 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 relatively short distance between Brive–Souillac Airport and Reykjavík Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVE / LFSL |
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| Location: | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°2'22"N by 1°29'8"E |
| Area Served: | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Régie personnalisée de l'aéroport de Brive-Souillac |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1016 feet (310 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVE |
| More Information: | BVE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKV / BIRK |
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| Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°7'47"N by 21°56'26"W |
| Area Served: | Reykjavík |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RKV |
| More Information: | RKV Maps & Info |
Facts about Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE):
- In addition to being known as "Brive–Souillac Airport", other names for BVE include "Brive–Dordogne Valley Airport" and "Aéroport de Brive – Vallée de la Dordogne".
- The furthest airport from Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Brive–Souillac Airport (meaning Brive–Souillac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) is Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WNW of BVE.
Facts about Reykjavík Airport (RKV):
- In addition to being known as "Reykjavík Airport", other names for RKV include "Reykjavík Domestic Airport" and "Reykjavíkurflugvöllur".
- The city has grown around the airport and it is now located in the western part of the city.
- Reykjavík Airport (RKV) has 3 runways.
- Icelandair Group and Icelandair have a head office at the airport.Air Iceland and Isavia also have their head offices on the airport property.
- The closest airport to Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Keflavík International Airport (KEF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of RKV.
- The first flight from the airport area was 3 September 1919, with the takeoff of an Avro 504, the first aeroplane in Iceland.
- The furthest airport from Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,187 miles (18,003 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Reykjavík Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Reykjavík 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.
- Reykjavík Airport handled 430,316 passengers last year.
