Nonstop flight route between Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,337 miles (or 11,807 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport and Comandante Espora 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport and Comandante Espora Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA):

• Leeds Bradford International Airport handled 3,318,358 passengers last year.
• In November 2008 the early stages of the airport masterplan were clarified, with in-depth detailed plans for the expansion of the airport terminal being published, at an estimated cost of £28 million.
• Because of Leeds Bradford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 681 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeds Bradford International 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.
• Initially the airport had restricted operating hours, and this deterred many charter airlines, whose cheap fares depended on 'round-the-clock' use of their aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SSE of LBA.
• On 4 November 1984, the day the runway extension was officially opened, Wardair commenced transatlantic flights from Leeds Bradford to Toronto, using Boeing 747s, though these flights were later discontinued.
• In 2013, BMI Regional ceased all flights from Leeds/Bradford, it is said the airport are looking for a replacement airline to operate the Brussels route.
• Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In line with government recommendations, Leeds Bradford Airport published a masterplan.

Facts about Comandante Espora Airport (BHI):

• Because of Comandante Espora Airport's relatively low elevation of 246 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Espora 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 Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) is Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) N of BHI.
• In addition to being known as "Comandante Espora Airport", another name for BHI is "Aeropuerto de Bahía Blanca - Comandante Espora".
• Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) is Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Espora Airport (meaning Comandante Espora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tianjin Binhai International Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Tianjin, China.