Nonstop flight route between Cleveland, Ohio, United States and Birmingham, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), Cleveland, Ohio, United States and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 605 miles (or 974 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 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLE / KCLE |
Airport Name: | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport |
Location: | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°24'42"N by 81°50'58"W |
Area Served: | Cleveland, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Cleveland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 791 feet (241 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLE |
More Information: | CLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHM / KBHM |
Airport Name: | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Birmingham |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHM |
More Information: | BHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE):
- The closest airport to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of CLE.
- Hopkins International Airport is connected to the Cleveland Rapid Transit system.
- Because of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport's relatively low elevation of 791 feet, planes can take off or land at Cleveland Hopkins International 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 furthest airport from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,378 miles (18,311 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Recently completed was a project that moved both thresholds of Runway 10/28 330 feet to the east, thus allowing for the addition of EMAS at both ends.
- From the postwar era until the mid-1980s, United Airlines maintained its eastern-most domestic hub at CLE.
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) has 3 runways.
- Prior to June 2014, the airport was the second smallest hub out of the ten hubs operated by United Airlines and its regional carriers, connecting passengers to destinations across North America.
Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):
- Several pieces of artwork are displayed within the Terminal and on the airport grounds.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
- The Southern Museum of Flight is on Airport Authority property, on the east side of the North-South runway.
- The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
- Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International 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.
- Continued growth in passenger traffic by 1962 resulted in the construction of a second passenger terminal and a new air traffic control tower, built west of the original 1931 terminal.