Nonstop flight route between Decatur, Alabama, United States and Béchar, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States and Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH), Béchar, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,747 miles (or 7,639 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 Pryor Field Regional Airport and Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi 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 Pryor Field Regional Airport and Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):

• The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.
• Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2007, Chris Wright was struck by a propeller as he was "hand propping" starting his plane.
• Opened in October 1941 with 4,600 by 4,600 feet square all-direction turf runway.
• A newly built $1.8 million terminal building opened in 2008 at the north end of the field as part of a federally funded $3.3 million project.
• Pryor Field Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Decatur and south of Athens, in Limestone County, Alabama, United States.
• Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field Regional 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 Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH):

• Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is nearly antipodal to Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (meaning Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerikeri Airport), and is located 12,104 miles (19,479 kilometers) away in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) is Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) W of CBH.
• In addition to being known as "Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport", other names for CBH include "Béchar Ouakda/Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (Béchar)" and "Aéroport de Bechar "Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi"".