Nonstop flight route between Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sabadell Airport (QSA), Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain and Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,317 miles (or 6,947 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 Sabadell Airport and Rafael Hernández 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 Sabadell Airport and Rafael Hernández Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sabadell Airport (QSA):

• Because of Sabadell Airport's relatively low elevation of 485 feet, planes can take off or land at Sabadell 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sabadell Airport", another name for QSA is "Aeroport de Sabadell".
• The closest airport to Sabadell Airport (QSA) is Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) S of QSA.
• Sabadell Airport (QSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sabadell Airport (QSA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Sabadell Airport (meaning Sabadell Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,262 miles (19,734 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN):

• In the mid and late 1970s, the Ahrens Aircraft Corporation attempted to set up operations at former USAF industrial facilities at the airport in order to manufacture the Ahrens AR 404 regional airliner, a short takeoff and landing turboprop aircraft, with financial incentives promised by the Puerto Rican government for development.
• Because of Rafael Hernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Hernández 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.
• There are official plans to renovate the runway en route to house FedEx expansion.
• In 2006, Delta Connection began regional jet service to Atlanta, Georgia five times a week, although this service ended on January 20, 2007 as part of Delta's restructuring plan.
• For year 2007 the airport transported 400,473 passengers, nearly a 500% increase in five years.
• The closest airport to Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of BQN.
• The capacity of the airport and its role as the main gateway to Porta del Sol has led local officials to take the position that the airport is extremely undeserved in a region which accounts for one third of Puerto Rico's total population, with the mayor of the Aguadilla asking for the airport to be transferred to the city on several occasions.
• Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2004, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced that it would be remodeling and expanding BQN to accommodate more flights and passengers.
• In late January 2011, the airport hosted sea level tests for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
• Until 1974, the airport was an active military installation, Ramey Air Force Base, under the operational control of the Strategic Air Command.
• The furthest airport from Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Hernández Airport (meaning Rafael Hernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.