Nonstop flight route between Odiham, United Kingdom and Bridgetown, Barbados:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Odiham (ODH), Odiham, United Kingdom and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,170 miles (or 6,711 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 RAF Odiham 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 RAF Odiham 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: | ODH / EGVO |
| Airport Name: | RAF Odiham |
| Location: | Odiham, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°14'3"N by 0°56'34"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from ODH |
| More Information: | ODH 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 RAF Odiham (ODH):
- After a short period in "care and maintenance" status the base was reopened as part of Transport Command.
- The closest airport to RAF Odiham (ODH) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of ODH.
- The furthest airport from RAF Odiham (ODH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,891 miles (19,137 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Aircraft operations began from the site in 1925 but it was not until October 1937 that it was opened as a permanent airfield, ironically by Erhard Milch, then the Chief of Staff for the Luftwaffe.
- The Kestrel Gliding Club continues to fly from Odiham at weekends, having become part of the Royal Air Force Gliding and Soaring Association in 2006.
Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):
- The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
- 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 terrain around the airport is relatively flat and quite suburban.
- TBPB is equipped with VOR/DME and NDB.
- In 1983, the US-sponsored invasion of Grenada prompted the United States to form yet another agreement with Barbados.
- Phase II, included adding a brand new arrivals terminal adjacent to the current building.
