Nonstop flight route between Burgos, Spain and Ajaccio, Corsica, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain and Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), Ajaccio, Corsica, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 636 miles (or 1,024 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 Burgos Airport and Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGS / LEBG |
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| Location: | Burgos, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'27"N by 3°36'48"W |
| Area Served: | Burgos, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2963 feet (903 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGS |
| More Information: | RGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJA / LFKJ |
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| Location: | Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°55'26"N by 8°48'9"E |
| Area Served: | Ajaccio, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Ajaccio/Corse du Sud |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AJA |
| More Information: | AJA Maps & Info |
Facts about Burgos Airport (RGS):
- The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
- There is a parking garage with a capacity of 188 cars, some semi-underground, for passengers coming with their own car.
- In August 1995, the Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with Burgos City Council making the Villafría aerodrome facilities exclusively for civil use.
- Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Burgos Airport, also known as Villafría, is an airport located 4 kilometres west of the historic center of Burgos, a city in Spain.
- The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.
- The origins of Villafría aerodrome date back to the 1920s, when a small aeronautical detachment was established in Gamonal, which served its purpose until it became too small to cope with the progresses in aeronautics.
- In fact, the Air Ministry was founded in Burgos after the civil war, when the Military Aeronautical Service forces created by King Alfonso XIII in 1910 were modernised.
Facts about Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA):
- Because of Napoleon Bonaparte Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Napoleon Bonaparte 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 1944 the United States Army Air Forces took over the airport and put down a hard surface of perforated metallic mats from which a squadron of P-51's flew.
- Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) is Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of AJA.
- The furthest airport from Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (meaning Napoleon Bonaparte Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,140 miles (19,538 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Napoleon Bonaparte Airport", another name for AJA is "Aéroport d'Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte".
- Campo dell'Oro before aviation was an alluvial plain at the mouth of the Gravona.
