Nonstop flight route between Islip, New York, United States and Bordeaux / Mérignac, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), Islip, New York, United States and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,555 miles (or 5,722 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport and Bordeaux-Mérignac 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISP / KISP | 
| Airport Name: | Long Island MacArthur Airport | 
| Location: | Islip, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'43"N by 73°6'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Long Island, New York metro area | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 99 feet (30 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ISP | 
| More Information: | ISP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD | 
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| Location: | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Bordeaux, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BOD | 
| More Information: | BOD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP):
- Because of Long Island MacArthur Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Island MacArthur 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 Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ISP.
 - The furthest airport from Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,783 miles (18,963 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Long Island MacArthur Airport is owned and operated by the Town of Islip.
 - Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) has 4 runways.
 - During 2007 the airport served more than 2.3 million commercial passengers.
 - Established about midway through the 20th century, by the end of the century MacArthur Airport had been completely transformed.
 - Until the early 1990s, the 2nd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment of the N.Y.
 
Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):
- Bordeaux Mérignac's origins begin in 1917, when a air field was established there.
 - 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.
 - As a consequence of the temporary closure of the Cazaux military base, the civil authorities have been forced to share the runway with the French Army since November 2005.
 - Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
 - In 1951 Mérignac was turned over to NATO for use by the United States Air Force.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
 - In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
 
