Nonstop flight route between Birch Creek, Alaska, United States and Aribinda, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birch Creek Airport (KBC), Birch Creek, Alaska, United States and Aribinda Airport (XAR), Aribinda, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,593 miles (or 10,610 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 Birch Creek Airport and Aribinda 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 Birch Creek Airport and Aribinda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBC / | 
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| Location: | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°16'26"N by 145°49'27"W | 
| Area Served: | Birch Creek, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 450 feet (137 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KBC | 
| More Information: | KBC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAR / DFOY | 
| Airport Name: | Aribinda Airport | 
| Location: | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°12'55"N by 0°53'44"W | 
| Area Served: | Aribinda, Soum Province, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XAR | 
| More Information: | XAR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Birch Creek Airport (KBC):
- Birch Creek Airport (KBC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,178 miles (16,381 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
 - The closest airport to Birch Creek Airport (KBC) is Fort Yukon Airport (FYU), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of KBC.
 - In addition to being known as "Birch Creek Airport", another name for KBC is "Z91".
 - Because of Birch Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 450 feet, planes can take off or land at Birch Creek 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 Aribinda Airport (XAR):
- The furthest airport from Aribinda Airport (XAR) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Aribinda Airport (meaning Aribinda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
 - The closest airport to Aribinda Airport (XAR) is Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of XAR.
 
