Nonstop flight route between Blaine, Washington, United States and Sukhumi, Georgia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), Blaine, Washington, United States and Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), Sukhumi, Georgia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,016 miles (or 9,681 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 Blaine Municipal Airport and Sukhumi Babushara 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 Blaine Municipal Airport and Sukhumi Babushara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWS / |
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Location: | Blaine, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°59'24"N by 122°43'57"W |
Area Served: | Blaine, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | City of Blaine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWS |
More Information: | BWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUI / UGSS |
Airport Name: | Sukhumi Babushara Airport |
Location: | Sukhumi, Georgia |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°51'29"N by 41°7'41"E |
Area Served: | Sukhumi |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUI |
More Information: | SUI Maps & Info |
Facts about Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS):
- In addition to being known as "Blaine Municipal Airport", another name for BWS is "4W6".
- Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) is Boundary Bay Airport (YDT), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of BWS.
- The furthest airport from Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,691 miles (17,205 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Blaine Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Blaine 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 Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI):
- Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sukhumi Babushara Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Sukhumi Babushara 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 closest airport to Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) is Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NW of SUI.
- The furthest airport from Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,052 miles (17,786 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In 2006 the government of the Republic of Abkhazia expressed its desire to resume international air traffic in the future, however the facility is not recognized as an international airport by ICAO and flights can only be allowed with the permission of the Georgian government.
- There is another airport in Abkhazia near Gudauta, which serves Russian military troops located there.