Nonstop flight route between Kerman, Iran and Bordeaux / Mérignac, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerman International Airport (KER), Kerman, Iran and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,242 miles (or 5,217 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 Kerman International 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 Kerman International 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: | KER / OIKK | 
| Airport Name: | Kerman International Airport | 
| Location: | Kerman, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°16'27"N by 56°57'3"E | 
| Elevation: | 5741 feet (1,750 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KER | 
| More Information: | KER 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 Kerman International Airport (KER):
- Kerman International Airport (KER) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Kerman International Airport (KER) is Sirjan Airport (SYJ), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) WSW of KER.
 - The furthest airport from Kerman International Airport (KER) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Because of Kerman International Airport's high elevation of 5,741 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KER. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KER a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):
- 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.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
 - Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
 - Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
 - During World War II the German Luftwaffe took control of the base and used it as a centre for maritime reconnaissance.
 - 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.
 - In 1957, C-119G transports from Évreux AB, France moved the USAFE Mobile Headquarters from Wiesbaden AB, Ger.
 
