Nonstop flight route between Reus (near Tarragona), Spain and Bergen, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Reus Airport (REU), Reus (near Tarragona), Spain and Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO), Bergen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,334 miles (or 2,147 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 relatively short distance between Reus Airport and Bergen-Flesland International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Reus Airport (REU):

• Reus Airport handled 971,166 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Reus Airport (REU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Reus Airport (meaning Reus Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport is a Ryanair base since October 2008 although for the winter 2009–2010 season Ryanair reduced the number of flights and destinations from Reus by a substantial amount.
• Because of Reus Airport's relatively low elevation of 233 feet, planes can take off or land at Reus 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 "Reus Airport", another name for REU is "Aeroport de Reus".
• Reus Airport (REU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Reus Airport (REU) is Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of REU.

Facts about Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO):

• The furthest airport from Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The current terminal opened in 1988, was also designed by Halfdan Grieg and cost NOK 250 million.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bergen-Flesland International Airport", another name for BGO is "Bergen lufthavn, Flesland".
• Because of Bergen-Flesland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergen-Flesland 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.
• The runway, main taxiway and all areas to the north of the civil aviation area are owned by the military.
• Construction started on 14 August 1952 with construction of a road from Blomsterdalen.
• The closest airport to Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of BGO.
• Originally Bergen was served by water aerodromes at Flatøy, Sandviken and Herdla.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport handled 6,213,960 passengers last year.