Nonstop flight route between Minsk, Belarus and Basco, Batanes, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minsk National Airport (MSQ), Minsk, Belarus and Basco Airport (BSO), Basco, Batanes, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,242 miles (or 8,436 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 Minsk National Airport and Basco 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 Minsk National Airport and Basco Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Minsk National Airport (MSQ):

• In 1977 in the environs of the Belarusian capital the building of the new airport "Minsk-2" was begun.
• In 2009 airport served 1,010,695 passengers out of which 682,000 were served by the national airline Belavia.
• The furthest airport from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,134 miles (17,918 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Car rental services are provided by Europcar and Sixt.
• The closest airport to Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Minsk-1 Airport (MHP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of MSQ.
• The airport is located 42 km east of Minsk, and is linked with the city with a toll-free highway.
• Minsk National Airport, former name Minsk-2, is the main international airport in Belarus, located 42 km to the east of the capital Minsk, geographically lying in the territory of Smalyavichy Raion, but administratively being subordinated to Kastrychnitski District of Minsk.
• In addition to being known as "Minsk National Airport", another name for MSQ is "Нацыянальны аэрапорт МінскНациональный аэропорт Минск".
• Because of Minsk National Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Minsk National 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.
• Minsk National Airport (MSQ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Basco Airport (BSO):

• Because of Basco Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Basco 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 addition to being known as "Basco Airport", another name for BSO is "Paliparan ng Basco".
• The closest airport to Basco Airport (BSO) is Lanyu Airport (KYD), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) NNW of BSO.
• Basco Airport handled 25,423 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Basco Airport (BSO) is Corumbá International Airport (CMG), which is nearly antipodal to Basco Airport (meaning Basco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corumbá International Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
• Basco Airport (BSO) currently has only 1 runway.