Nonstop flight route between Mobile, Alabama, United States and Bhairawa, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States and Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA), Bhairawa, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,378 miles (or 13,484 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
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| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
| More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWA / VNBW |
| Airport Name: | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport |
| Location: | Bhairawa, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°30'20"N by 83°24'57"E |
| Area Served: | Bhairawa, Nepal |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 358 feet (109 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWA |
| More Information: | BWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- The airport is also home to U.S.
- USAir operated nonstop flights to Charlotte, NC during the mid 1990s with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and Fokker F100 jetliners.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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 Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In the 1960s Eastern Airlines was flying Lockheed L-188 Electras to Mobile and then introduced Boeing 727-100s and Douglas DC-9s primarily to Atlanta.
- One of the first airlines besides Eastern to serve Mobile was Capital Airlines with flights to Atlanta, Birmingham, AL, New Orleans, New York-Newark, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- After its merger with Continental Airlines in 2012 United Airlines resumed flights to its hub in Houston, seven weekday flights.
Facts about Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA):
- The closest airport to Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) is Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of BWA.
- Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Airport will be upgraded into an international airport by 2017.
- Because of Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 358 feet, planes can take off or land at Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa 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 Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
