Nonstop flight route between Lausanne, Switzerland and Bridgetown, Barbados:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lausanne Airport (QLS), Lausanne, Switzerland and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,434 miles (or 7,136 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 Lausanne Airport 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 Lausanne Airport 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: | QLS / LSGL |
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| Location: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°32'43"N by 6°37'0"E |
| Area Served: | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Elevation: | 2040 feet (622 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QLS |
| More Information: | QLS 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 Lausanne Airport (QLS):
- The furthest airport from Lausanne Airport (QLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lausanne Airport (meaning Lausanne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Lausanne Airport (QLS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lausanne Airport", another name for QLS is "Aéroport de Lausanne-Blécherette".
- The closest airport to Lausanne Airport (QLS) is Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of QLS.
- The city established a runway in 1910.
- Lausanne Airport can be reached via the A9 motorway or public bus lines 1 and 21 of Transports publics de la région lausannoise.
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.
- 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.
- On 2 November 1977 G-BOAE was the same aircraft that Queen Elizabeth II travelled flying from GAIA to London Heathrow, England.
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Phase I, which is now complete, saw an upgrading of the runways, taxiways, parking aprons, and approach lighting.
- Grantley Adams International Airport, is found in Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados.
- The Airport has a single east-westerly runway, connected by five taxiway intersections with the aircraft parking area which is adjacent to the main terminals.
- Grantley Adams Airport also serves as the main air-transportation hub for the Eastern Caribbean.
- The Phase III expansion planned had to wait until the completion of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, it envisions the addition of new airport terminal Jetway, new spacious departure lounges much closer to the aeroplanes and air bridges to make connections at the facility much easier.
