Nonstop flight route between Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Birmingham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,752 miles (or 7,648 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 Julius Nyerere International Airport and Birmingham 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 Julius Nyerere International Airport and Birmingham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAR / HTDA |
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Location: | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°52'41"S by 39°12'10"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 182 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAR |
More Information: | DAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Facts about Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR):
- Dar es Salaam Airport, Terminal I, was built in the Ukonga area in 1954.
- In addition to being known as "Julius Nyerere International Airport", another name for DAR is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere".
- Because of Julius Nyerere International Airport's relatively low elevation of 182 feet, planes can take off or land at Julius Nyerere 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.
- In 2011, the airport served 1,829,219 passengers.
- Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) N of DAR.
- The furthest airport from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,280 miles (18,153 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- In January 2011, the airport merged its two terminals into a Single Terminal Building.
- Plans for the extension of the airport runway and the construction of the new air traffic control tower were submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in January 2008 and approved in March 2009.
- Birmingham Airport is 5.5 NM east-south-east of Birmingham city centre, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Originally, the target for completion was in time for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.
- As part of the proposed High Speed Two rail link, a new railway station called Birmingham Interchange would be built to serve both the airport and the National Exhibition Centre.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
- National Express Coaches operate various long distance coaches calling at Birmingham Airport on the way to or from Birmingham Coach Station, such as the 777 and the 422.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The airport's location south-east of the city, plus the only operational runway being north-west – south-east, means that depending on wind direction, aircraft land or take-off directly over Birmingham.
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.