Nonstop flight route between Negril, Jamaica and Bordeaux / Mérignac, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Negril Aerodrome (NEG), Negril, Jamaica and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,734 miles (or 7,619 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 Negril Aerodrome and Bordeaux-Mérignac 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 Negril Aerodrome and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEG / MKNG | 
| Airport Name: | Negril Aerodrome | 
| Location: | Negril, Jamaica | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'23"N by 78°20'17"W | 
| Area Served: | Negril, Jamaica | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of Jamaica | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NEG | 
| More Information: | NEG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Bordeaux, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BOD | 
| More Information: | BOD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Negril Aerodrome (NEG):
- The furthest airport from Negril Aerodrome (NEG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,904 miles (19,157 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Negril Aerodrome handled approximately 72,096 passengers in 2001.
- The closest airport to Negril Aerodrome (NEG) is Sangster International Airport (MBJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of NEG.
- Negril Aerodrome (NEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Negril Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Negril Aerodrome 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.
Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):
- In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
- After the war Air France resumed commercial operations out of Mérignac and the re-established French Air Force returned to use the facility.
- In 1951 Mérignac was turned over to NATO for use by the United States Air Force.
- The furthest airport from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 1 October 1958, Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base was closed to reduce USAFE expenses and manpower.
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
- Because of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-Mérignac 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 Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.




