Nonstop flight route between Baytown, Texas, United States and Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baytown Airport (HPY), Baytown, Texas, United States and Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,141 miles (or 8,274 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 Baytown Airport and Bitburg 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 Baytown Airport and Bitburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPY / KHPY |
Airport Name: | Baytown Airport |
Location: | Baytown, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°47'9"N by 94°57'10"W |
Area Served: | Baytown, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Raceco Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 34 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPY |
More Information: | HPY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB |
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Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E |
Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1223 feet (373 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBJ |
More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Baytown Airport (HPY):
- The furthest airport from Baytown Airport (HPY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,005 miles (17,711 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Baytown Airport covers an area of 125 acres which contains one runway designated 14/32 with a 4,334 x 60 ft asphalt surface.
- The closest airport to Baytown Airport (HPY) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of HPY.
- Baytown Airport (HPY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Baytown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Baytown 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 Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Between June and September 1997 it was necessary to repair the Spangdahlem Air Base runway, called for a temporary location to accommodate the 52d Fighter Wing's three squadrons of F-15s and F-16s.
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".