Nonstop flight route between Bissau, Guinea-Bissau and Grand Island, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau and Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), Grand Island, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,301 miles (or 8,532 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 Osvaldo Vieira International Airport and Central Nebraska Regional 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 Osvaldo Vieira International Airport and Central Nebraska Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OXB / GGOV |
Airport Name: | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport |
Location: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°53'41"N by 15°39'12"W |
Area Served: | Bissau |
Operator/Owner: | N/A |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 129 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OXB |
More Information: | OXB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRI / KGRI |
Airport Name: | Central Nebraska Regional Airport |
Location: | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'3"N by 98°18'34"W |
Area Served: | Grand Island, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | Hall County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1847 feet (563 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRI |
More Information: | GRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB):
- The closest airport to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSW of OXB.
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is an airport that serves the city of Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau.
- Because of Osvaldo Vieira International Airport's relatively low elevation of 129 feet, planes can take off or land at Osvaldo Vieira 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.
- Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport had to be closed on June 7, 1998 due to intense fighting in and around Bissau.
- Currently, Senegal Airlines has a daily flight to Dakar, which continues to Praia twice a week.
- The furthest airport from Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is nearly antipodal to Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (meaning Osvaldo Vieira International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kirakira Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands.
Facts about Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI):
- The furthest airport from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,617 miles (17,087 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) is Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of GRI.
- The Federal Aviation Administration says the airport had 7,961 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 20,136 enplanements in 2009, and 37,101 in 2010.
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) has 2 runways.