Nonstop flight route between Moshi, Tanzania and Bordeaux / Mérignac, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moshi Airport (QSI), Moshi, Tanzania and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), Bordeaux / Mérignac, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,071 miles (or 6,551 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 Moshi Airport and Bordeaux-Mérignac 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 Moshi Airport and Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QSI / HTMS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Moshi, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°21'46"S by 37°19'32"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2801 feet (854 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QSI | 
| More Information: | QSI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BOD / LFBD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'41"N by 0°42'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Bordeaux, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 162 feet (49 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BOD | 
| More Information: | BOD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Moshi Airport (QSI):
- Moshi Airport handled 575 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Moshi Airport (QSI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,495 miles (18,500 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Moshi Airport (QSI) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) WSW of QSI.
- Moshi Airport (QSI) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Moshi Airport", another name for QSI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Moshi (Swahili)".
Facts about Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD):
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BOD.
- Because of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport's relatively low elevation of 162 feet, planes can take off or land at Bordeaux-Mérignac 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.
- Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport handled 457,435 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (meaning Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport", another name for BOD is "Aéroport de Bordeaux-Mérignac".
- During World War II the German Luftwaffe took control of the base and used it as a centre for maritime reconnaissance.
- During the early years of the Cold War, Bordeaux-Mérignac was a front-line NATO facility for the United States Air Forces in Europe.




