Nonstop flight route between Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Bharatpur, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Bharatpur Airport (BHR), Bharatpur, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,687 miles (or 12,371 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Bharatpur 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Bharatpur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCA / KDCA |
| Airport Name: | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
| Location: | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°51'7"N by 77°2'16"W |
| Area Served: | Washington Metropolitan Area |
| Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCA |
| More Information: | DCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHR / VNBP |
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| Location: | Bharatpur, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°40'41"N by 84°25'45"E |
| Area Served: | Bharatpur, Nepal |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHR |
| More Information: | BHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):
- The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
- The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1984 Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole appointed a commission to study transferring National and Dulles Airports from the Federal Aviation Administration to a local entity, which could use airport revenues to finance improvements.
- Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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.
- Reagan National Airport has noise restrictions that are some of the most restrictive in the country.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
- Despite the expansions, efforts have been made to restrict the growth of the airport.
- Terminals B and C opened in 1997, replacing a collection of airline-specific terminals built during the 1960s.
Facts about Bharatpur Airport (BHR):
- Bharatpur Airport (BHR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bharatpur Airport (BHR) is Meghauli Airport (MEY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WSW of BHR.
- In addition to being known as "Bharatpur Airport", another name for BHR is "भरतपुर विमानस्थल".
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- The furthest airport from Bharatpur Airport (BHR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,587 miles (18,647 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- This airport was built as part of the resettlement and malaria control program in the Chitwan valley, with the assistance of the Government of the United States of America.
- The airport is located 1 mile southwest of Bharatpur.
- Because of Bharatpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Bharatpur 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 airport resides at an elevation of 600 feet above mean sea level.
- Bharatpur Airport is the base of Shivani AirLtd, the first fixed-wing pilot training school in the history of civil aviation in Nepal.
