Nonstop flight route between Berlevåg, Norway and Yichang, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Berlevåg Airport (BVG), Berlevåg, Norway and Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), Yichang, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,066 miles (or 6,543 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 Berlevåg Airport and Yichang Sanxia 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 Berlevåg Airport and Yichang Sanxia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVG / ENBV |
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| Location: | Berlevåg, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°52'17"N by 29°2'3"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVG |
| More Information: | BVG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIH / ZHYC |
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| Location: | Yichang, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'23"N by 111°28'47"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Yichang Airport Co. Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIH |
| More Information: | YIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Berlevåg Airport (BVG):
- On 11 March 1982 Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea between Berlevåg and Mehamn Airport, after having made two intermediate stops since leaving Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen.
- The Wehrmacht had become aware of the favorable location when two aircraft had performed an emergency landing at Storsletten in 1941.
- Berlevåg Airport handled 5,949 passengers last year.
- Construction of the airport started in 1943 by the Luftwaffe who stationed a detachment of Jagdgeschwader 5 there.
- Because of Berlevåg Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlevåg 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 terminal building is 360 square meters, of which 110 square meters is for the public, and has a capacity for 70 passengers per hour.
- In addition to being known as "Berlevåg Airport", another name for BVG is "Berlevåg lufthavn".
- The furthest airport from Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,376 miles (16,698 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Båtsfjord Airport (BJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of BVG.
Facts about Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH):
- The furthest airport from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Yichang Sanxia Airport (meaning Yichang Sanxia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.
- Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yichang Sanxia Airport", other names for YIH include "宜昌三峡机场" and "Yíchāng Sānxiá Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) ESE of YIH.
