Nonstop flight route between Gibraltar and Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), Gibraltar and Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,443 miles (or 8,760 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 Gibraltar International Airport and Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome, 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 Gibraltar International Airport and Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gibraltar International Airport (GIB):

• The terminal is 35,000 m2, which is 15,000 m2 bigger than the old terminal.
• Gibraltar International Airport handled 383,013 passengers last year.
• Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Ceuta Heliport (JCU), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) S of GIB.
• In addition to being known as "Gibraltar International Airport", another name for GIB is "(North Front Airport)".
• On 18 May 2011, Bmibaby announced that it would launch flights from Gibraltar to East Midlands from 31 March 2012.
• On 3 November 2003, Monarch announced a new route from Gibraltar to Manchester Airport.
• The furthest airport from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Gibraltar International Airport (meaning Gibraltar International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
• Because of Gibraltar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Gibraltar 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.

Facts about Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW):

• In addition to being known as "Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome", another name for YBW is "CAB3".
• The furthest airport from Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,715 miles (17,243 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW) is Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of YBW.
• Because of Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome 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.