Nonstop flight route between Laredo, Texas, United States and Bartow, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States and Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), Bartow, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,080 miles (or 1,739 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 relatively short distance between Laredo International Airport and Bartow Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRD / KLRD |
| Airport Name: | Laredo International Airport |
| Location: | Laredo, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W |
| Area Served: | Laredo, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Laredo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRD |
| More Information: | LRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOW / KBOW |
| Airport Name: | Bartow Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Bartow, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°56'35"N by 81°46'59"W |
| Area Served: | Bartow, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BOW |
| More Information: | BOW Maps & Info |
Facts about Laredo International Airport (LRD):
- The furthest airport from Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- At the entrance to the airport is the statue "Among Friends There Are No Borders", designed by Armando Hinojosa of Laredo, which depicts a South Texas vaquero and a Mexican charro sharing a campfire.
- Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
- The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft.
- Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo 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.
- The closest airport to Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
Facts about Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW):
- From 1960 through 1967 the City of Bartow again managed the airport and the aviation facilities were again leased to a fixed base operator.
- Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) has 3 runways.
- 100LL Full Service / 100 LL Self Service / JetA with Prist additive
- The furthest airport from Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,481 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) is Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNE of BOW.
- Bartow Municipal is a controlled airport with an FAA Level I contract Air Traffic Control Tower in daily operation 0730 to 1730 local time.
- Because of Bartow Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Bartow Municipal 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 base was ordered deactivated on 25 October 1945 and it closed by the end of the year.
