Nonstop flight route between La Verne, California, United States and Brussels, Belgium:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brackett Field (POC), La Verne, California, United States and Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,598 miles (or 9,008 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 Brackett Field and Brussels 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 Brackett Field and Brussels Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POC / KPOC |
| Airport Name: | Brackett Field |
| Location: | La Verne, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°5'29"N by 117°46'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1011 feet (308 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POC |
| More Information: | POC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRU / EBBR |
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| Location: | Brussels, Belgium |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'5"N by 4°29'3"E |
| Area Served: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Operator/Owner: | Brussels Airport Company |
| Airport Type: | Public & Military |
| Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRU |
| More Information: | BRU Maps & Info |
Facts about Brackett Field (POC):
- Brackett Field (POC) has 2 runways.
- Brackett Field is a public airport located one mile southwest of La Verne, in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Brackett, located about an hour east of the studios in Hollywood, California, has been used for location filming of scenes for a number of TV series and movies.
- Actor Kent McCord worked for a Fixed Base Operator on the north side of Brackett in the late 1950s.
- The closest airport to Brackett Field (POC) is Cable Airport (CCB), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of POC.
- The furthest airport from Brackett Field (POC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,462 miles (18,447 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):
- In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
- The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
- Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
- The airport also features places of worship, as well as a place for mediation for humanists.
- During the boom of commercial aviation in the 1960s and 1970s, several hangars were constructed.
- Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
- In 2005, the airport was awarded Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International/International Air Transport Association, based on a survey conducted with over 100,000 passengers worldwide.
- Pier A is connected to the main building via a 400 metres long tunnel under the tarmac.
- The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Brussels Airport uses a one terminal concept, meaning that all the facilities are located under a single roof.
- In March 2009, the old mechanical Flight information display system were replaced by electronic ones.
- Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.
- After the liberation, the German infrastructure at Melsbroek fell into the hands of the British.
