Nonstop flight route between Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States and Barisal, Bangladesh:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST), Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States and Barisal Airport (BZL), Barisal, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,020 miles (or 12,907 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 John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport and Barisal 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 John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport and Barisal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST):

• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 7,634 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 7,956 in 2009 and 8,457 in 2010.
• John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport is a civil-military public airport three miles northeast of Johnstown, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
• The closest airport to John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST) is Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNW of JST.
• Although the airport has only three commercial flights and little other activity, as of April 2009, the airport had received almost $200 million in federal subsidies.
• The furthest airport from John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,553 miles (18,593 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST) has 2 runways.

Facts about Barisal Airport (BZL):

• Barisal Airport (BZL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is located close to Barisal city in Rahamatpur area of Babuganj Upazila.
• In 2007, the airport played a significant role during the relief operation in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr in November 2007, thus virtually saving thousands of lives of the cyclone affected people.
• Because of Barisal Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Barisal 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 Barisal Airport (BZL) is Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) N of BZL.
• The furthest airport from Barisal Airport (BZL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.