Nonstop flight route between Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom and Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Isle of Man Airport (IOM), Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom and Baotou Airport (BAV), Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,841 miles (or 7,791 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 Isle of Man Airport and Baotou 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 Isle of Man Airport and Baotou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IOM / EGNS |
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Location: | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°4'59"N by 4°37'23"W |
Area Served: | Isle of Man |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IOM |
More Information: | IOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAV / ZBOW |
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Location: | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'34"N by 109°59'48"E |
Area Served: | Baotou, Inner Mongolia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3320 feet (1,012 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAV |
More Information: | BAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Isle of Man Airport (IOM):
- Because of Isle of Man Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Isle of Man 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.
- The closest airport to Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of IOM.
- Commissioned as HMS Urley by the Admiralty on 21 June 1944, with accounts handled by HMS Valkyrie, flying recommenced on 15 July 1944.
- The Manx Military and Aviation Museum is situated next to the airport and has exhibits and information about the history of aviation on the island.
- Bus services are provided by Bus Vannin, formerly Isle of Man Transport.
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Isle of Man Airport", another name for IOM is "Purt Aer Vannin".
- The Isle of Man Railway also stops at the nearby Ronaldsway request stop, making possible a unique opportunity in the British Isles to travel to an airport behind a steam locomotive.
- Isle of Man Airport handled 739,683 passengers last year.
- Several Manx-based airlines were formed in the early postwar years to operate scheduled and charter services to the UK mainland.
Facts about Baotou Airport (BAV):
- In addition to being known as "Baotou Airport", other names for BAV include "包头机场" and "Bāotóu Jīchǎng".
- Baotou Airport (BAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Baotou Airport (BAV) is Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB), which is nearly antipodal to Baotou Airport (meaning Baotou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,923 kilometers) away in Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Baotou Airport (BAV) is Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of BAV.