Nonstop flight route between Nondalton, Alaska, United States and Bilbao, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nondalton Airport (NNL), Nondalton, Alaska, United States and Bilbao Airport (BIO), Bilbao, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,126 miles (or 8,249 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 Nondalton Airport and Bilbao 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 Nondalton Airport and Bilbao Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nondalton Airport (NNL):

• In addition to being known as "Nondalton Airport", another name for NNL is "5NN".
• Nondalton Airport (NNL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nondalton Airport (NNL) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,641 miles (17,124 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Because of Nondalton Airport's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Nondalton 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 Nondalton Airport (NNL) is Iliamna Airport (ILI), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) S of NNL.

Facts about Bilbao Airport (BIO):

• The airport has seen a constant increase in its traffic numbers, the old terminal was already saturated and obsolete in 1990, although it had been renewed only a few years earlier.
• Bilbao Airport handled 3,800,789 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Bilbao Airport (meaning Bilbao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• With the past increase of traffic, the terminal would have become saturated again in a year because it is designed to handle about 4.5 million passengers per year, in 2007 it went nearly to its maximum capacity.
• Because of Bilbao Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Bilbao 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.
• Bilbao Airport (BIO) has 2 runways.
• In 1996, a new taxiway with two rapid exits and a new aircraft parking apron were built.
• The construction works commenced during the Civil War but during this time and until June 1937 the airport was only used as a base for military activities.
• In addition to being known as "Bilbao Airport", another name for BIO is "Bilboko aireportua (eu) Aeropuerto de Bilbao (es)".
• After various aeronautic experiments in the province of Biscay, in October 1927 steps were taken by the Union of Public Works to establish an airport in Bilbao.
• The closest airport to Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of BIO.