Nonstop flight route between Christmas Island, Kiribati and Brussels, Belgium:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cassidy International Airport (CXI), Christmas Island, Kiribati and Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,629 miles (or 13,887 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 Cassidy International Airport and Brussels 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 Cassidy International Airport and Brussels Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cassidy International Airport (CXI):

• The airport is served by Fiji Airways from Nadi, Fiji and Honolulu, United States.
• Cassidy International Airport (CXI) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 29 August 2008, Air Pacific announced they would suspend flights operating the airport from 2 September 2008.
• The furthest airport from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Ikela Airport (IKL), which is nearly antipodal to Cassidy International Airport (meaning Cassidy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ikela Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• The closest airport to Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 891 miles (1,433 kilometers) SSW of CXI.
• Because of Cassidy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Cassidy 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.

Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):

• During the boom of commercial aviation in the 1960s and 1970s, several hangars were constructed.
• Brussels Airport uses a one terminal concept, meaning that all the facilities are located under a single roof.
• In 1955, a train line connecting the city centre of Brussels with the airport was constructed.
• The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Brussels Airport has two departure halls.
• Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.
• Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
• Before Sabena went out of business, its head office was in the Sabena House on the grounds of Brussels Airport.
• The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
• In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
• Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
• Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
• Shops, bars and restaurants are scattered throughout the building.