Nonstop flight route between Ellensburg, Washington, United States and Basel, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bowers Field (ELN), Ellensburg, Washington, United States and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), Basel, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,190 miles (or 8,352 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 Bowers Field and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg, 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 Bowers Field and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELN / KELN |
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Location: | Ellensburg, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°1'59"N by 120°31'50"W |
Area Served: | Ellensburg, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Kittitas County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1764 feet (538 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELN |
More Information: | ELN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSL / LFSB |
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Location: | Basel, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°35'24"N by 7°31'45"E |
Area Served: | Basel, Switzerland Mulhouse, France Freiburg, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 885 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BSL |
More Information: | BSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Bowers Field (ELN):
- The airfield was established in 1943 as Ellensburg Army Airfield and manned by the 302d Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
- Bowers Field (ELN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bowers Field (ELN) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) S of ELN.
- Military use ended in February 1945, and the airfield was turned over to War Assets Administration for subsequent transfer to Kittitas County for development into a civil airport.
- The furthest airport from Bowers Field (ELN) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Bowers Field", another name for ELN is "(former Ellensburg Army Airfield)".
- Today, large numbers of former aircraft dispersal areas are still maintained, along with an extensive system of taxiways with what appear to be modern aircraft shelters.
Facts about EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL):
- The furthest airport from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (meaning EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg", other names for BSL include "Aéroport de Bâle-Mulhouse", "Flughafen Basel-Mülhausen" and "BSL, MLH".
- Crossair was based at Basel and was its largest airline.
- The closest airport to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BSL.
- Because of EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg's relatively low elevation of 885 feet, planes can take off or land at EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg 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.
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 5,880,771 passengers last year.
- The airport building is split into two separate sections – Swiss and French.
- From 2007 until 2009, Ryanair also flew to the airport.
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) has 2 runways.