Nonstop flight route between Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and Bordeaux / Mérignac, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ), Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,063 miles (or 3,321 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 relatively short distance between Nizhny Novgorod International Airport and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ):

• Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,491 miles (16,884 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Nizhny Novgorod International Airport handled 747,165 passengers last year.
• The Nizhny Novgorod - Arzamas railway line runs close to the airport.
• The closest airport to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) is Yuzhny Airport (IWA), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WNW of GOJ.
• In addition to being known as "Nizhny Novgorod International Airport", another name for GOJ is "Международный аэропорт Нижний Новгород".
• Because of Nizhny Novgorod International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Nizhny Novgorod 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 Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):

• The closest airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.
• The furthest airport from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• During the early years of the Cold War, Bordeaux-Mérignac was a front-line NATO facility for the United States Air Forces in Europe.
• In 1957, C-119G transports from Évreux AB, France moved the USAFE Mobile Headquarters from Wiesbaden AB, Ger.
• Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
• In 1951 Mérignac was turned over to NATO for use by the United States Air Force.
• Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
• Because of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-Mérignac 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.
• During World War II the German Luftwaffe took control of the base and used it as a centre for maritime reconnaissance.
• In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".