Nonstop flight route between Currie, Tasmania, Australia and Bordeaux / MĂ©rignac, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Island Airport (KNS), Currie, Tasmania, Australia and Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / MĂ©rignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,612 miles (or 17,078 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 King Island Airport and Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac 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 King Island Airport and Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNS / YKII |
Airport Name: | King Island Airport |
Location: | Currie, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°52'38"S by 143°52'41"E |
Area Served: | King Island |
Operator/Owner: | King Island Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from KNS |
More Information: | KNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD |
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Location: | Bordeaux / MĂ©rignac, 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 King Island Airport (KNS):
- Because of King Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at King Island 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 furthest airport from King Island Airport (KNS) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to King Island Airport (meaning King Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,586 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to King Island Airport (KNS) is Smithton Airport (SIO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SE of KNS.
- King Island Airport (KNS) has 3 runways.
Facts about Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD):
- During the early years of the Cold War, Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac was a front-line NATO facility for the United States Air Forces in Europe.
- The closest airport to Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.
- Because of Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac 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.
- Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac 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.
- After the war Air France resumed commercial operations out of MĂ©rignac and the re-established French Air Force returned to use the facility.
- In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport", another name for BOD is "AĂ©roport de Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac".
- Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
- Bordeaux MĂ©rignac's origins begin in 1917, when a air field was established there.