Nonstop flight route between Nadi, Fiji and Bridgetown, Barbados:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nadi International Airport (NAN), Nadi, Fiji and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,644 miles (or 13,911 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 Nadi International Airport and Grantley Adams International 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 Nadi International Airport and Grantley Adams International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAN / NFFN |
| Airport Name: | Nadi International Airport |
| Location: | Nadi, Fiji |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°45'19"S by 177°26'35"E |
| Area Served: | Nadi |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAN |
| More Information: | NAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGI / TBPB |
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| Location: | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W |
| Area Served: | Barbados |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Barbados |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGI |
| More Information: | BGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Nadi International Airport (NAN):
- The closest airport to Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Mana Island Airport (MNF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of NAN.
- Then, as now, Fiji was the crossroads of the Pacific – and in those days was even more important as a refuelling stop.
- Nadi International Airport is the main international airport for the Republic of Fiji as well as an important regional hub for the South Pacific islands, located by the coast on the western side of the main island Viti Levu.
- Nadi was selected as the major airport for Fiji mainly due to its location on the drier west coast of Viti Levu.
- Today, the largest concentration of hotels in Fiji has grown up in and around Nadi.
- Nadi International Airport (NAN) has 2 runways.
- Because of Nadi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Nadi 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 furthest airport from Nadi International Airport (NAN) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Nadi International Airport (meaning Nadi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,360 miles (19,891 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):
- Grantley Adams Airport also serves as the main air-transportation hub for the Eastern Caribbean.
- The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 52 metres above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
- The terrain around the airport is relatively flat and quite suburban.
- The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
- Phase II, included adding a brand new arrivals terminal adjacent to the current building.
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Besides the Arrivals and Departures terminals, Grantley Adams International Airport also included provisions for a new cargo building in the 2000–2006 expansion project.
