Nonstop flight route between Beja, Portugal and Rennes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beja Airport (BYJ), Beja, Portugal and Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), Rennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 757 miles (or 1,219 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 Beja Airport and Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYJ / LPBJ |
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| Location: | Beja, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°4'44"N by 7°55'57"W |
| Area Served: | Beja, Portugal |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 636 feet (194 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYJ |
| More Information: | BYJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNS / LFRN |
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| Location: | Rennes, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°4'18"N by 1°43'55"W |
| Area Served: | Rennes, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Rennes |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNS |
| More Information: | RNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Beja Airport (BYJ):
- Beja Airport, located 9 km northwest of Beja, is 150 km away from Lisbon, 120 kilometres from Faro and less than 60 km from Spain.
- The furthest airport from Beja Airport (BYJ) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Beja Airport (meaning Beja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Beja Airport", another name for BYJ is "Aeroporto de Beja".
- In spite of being the only Portuguese airport in Alentejo—the biggest Portuguese region, with an area comparable to the size of Belgium—the airport failed to attract the attention of low-cost carriers and has never had any scheduled regular flights.
- Beja Airport (BYJ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Beja Airport (BYJ) is Portimão Airport (PRM), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) SSW of BYJ.
- Because of Beja Airport's relatively low elevation of 636 feet, planes can take off or land at Beja 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 Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS):
- The furthest airport from Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (meaning Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,048 miles (19,390 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- This airport has some local competition with the Dinard Pleurtuit Saint-Malo Airport, on the Channel coast, preferred by low cost companies for passengers.
- The closest airport to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) is Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of RNS.
- The combat units moved out by the end of September and Rennes Airport was used as a supply and maintenance depot for American aircraft for several months, before being returned to French civil control on 30 November 1944.
- Rennes was attacked by Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers on 9 January 1944, and was overflown on several night leaflet drops during the spring of 1944.
- Because of Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Rennes–Saint-Jacques 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.
- Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) has 3 runways.
- Seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, Rennes airport was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
- In addition to being known as "Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport", another name for RNS is "Aéroport de Rennes – Saint-JacquesAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-27".
