Nonstop flight route between Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom and Bridgetown, Barbados:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coventry Airport (CVT), Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,172 miles (or 6,714 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 Coventry Airport and Grantley Adams International 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 Coventry Airport and Grantley Adams International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Coventry Airport (CVT):

• Coventry Airport (CVT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Coventry Airport handled 167 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Coventry Airport (CVT) is Birmingham Airport (BHX), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of CVT.
• From 5 November 1994 to 4 May 1995 live veal calves were exported from Coventry Airport to Amsterdam for distribution across Europe, and the locality became a focus for animal rights demonstrators.
• Because of Coventry Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Coventry 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.
• A Swiss firm announced its interest in acquiring the airport in early 2010, but did not conclude a bid.Sir Peter Rigby's Patriot Aviation group took over ownership of Coventry Airport on 28 April, and it was fully re-opened in summer 2010.
• Pope John Paul II visited the airport on 30 May 1982 as part of his six-day visit to Britain.
• The furthest airport from Coventry Airport (CVT) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,855 miles (19,078 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• After planning permission for a permanent passenger terminal was initially denied by Warwick District Council in 2004, two public inquiries took place, followed by an unsuccessful appeal by the airport owners to the UK government planning inspectorate, and finally to the High Court in 2008.
• In May 2009, Coventry Airport was put up for sale.

Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):

• The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
• The terrain around the airport is relatively flat and quite suburban.
• The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
• After the expansion project, the airport's arrivals facility was moved to a separate brand-new 70,000-square-foot building adjacent to the previous structure.
• Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
• During the 1960s the eastern flight-range just south-east of the airport became known as Paragon.
• On 2 November 1977 G-BOAE was the same aircraft that Queen Elizabeth II travelled flying from GAIA to London Heathrow, England.
• Since Grantley Adams International Airport had become a relatively busy airport for such a small island, and based on the fact that future air traffic to the facilities is expected to increase, the Government of Barbados commenced a US$100 million programme to revamp the Airport's current infrastructure.
• Grantley Adams International Airport, as it is known today, handles most large aircraft including Boeing 747s.
• The terminal currently has 22 ground level gates.