Nonstop flight route between Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States and Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States and Barra International Airport (BRR), Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,298 miles (or 6,918 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 Eagle County Regional Airport and Barra 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 Eagle County Regional Airport and Barra International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EGE / KEGE |
Airport Name: | Eagle County Regional Airport |
Location: | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°38'32"N by 106°55'4"W |
Area Served: | Eagle, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | Eagle County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6547 feet (1,996 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EGE |
More Information: | EGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRR / EGPR |
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Location: | Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°1'22"N by 7°26'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Highlands and Islands Airports Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRR |
More Information: | BRR Maps & Info |
Facts about Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE):
- Eagle County Regional Airport handled 218,105 passengers last year.
- Because of Eagle County Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,547 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EGE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EGE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- While there is no standard published ILS approach at the airport, there is a special ILS approach, mostly used by the airlines, which requires permission and training from the FSDO.
- The closest airport to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) S of EGE.
- The furthest airport from Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,946 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) currently has only 1 runway.
- EGE's terminal consists of a single concourse with five gates, constructed in 1996 and remodeled in 2001 and 2007.
Facts about Barra International Airport (BRR):
- Twin Otter landing at Barra Airport
- The furthest airport from Barra International Airport (BRR) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,712 miles (18,849 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Barra International Airport (BRR) is Benbecula Airport (BEB), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) N of BRR.
- Because of Barra International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Barra 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 addition to being known as "Barra International Airport", another name for BRR is "Port-adhair Bharraigh".
- Barra International Airport is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the north tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
- Barra International Airport also has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
- Barra International Airport handled 10,415 passengers last year.
- Barra International Airport (BRR) has 3 runways.