Nonstop flight route between Brawley, California, United States and Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC), Brawley, California, United States and Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,702 miles (or 9,176 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 Brawley Municipal Airport and Bitburg 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 Brawley Municipal Airport and Bitburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWC / KBWC |
| Airport Name: | Brawley Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Brawley, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°59'35"N by 115°31'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Brawley, California |
| Airport Type: | City of Brawley |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWC |
| More Information: | BWC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB |
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| Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E |
| Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBJ |
| More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC):
- The furthest airport from Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,520 miles (18,539 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) is Imperial County Airport (IPL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of BWC.
- Because of Brawley Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of -39 feet, planes can take off or land at Brawley Municipal 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.
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- The USAF departed for the second time in September 1997, and Bitburg Airport was returned to the civil aircraft which now call it home.
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are no scheduled services to and from Bitburg Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
