Nonstop flight route between Raipur, India and Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR), Raipur, India and Bitburg Airport (BBJ), Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,458 miles (or 7,175 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 Swami Vivekananda Airport and Bitburg 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 Swami Vivekananda Airport and Bitburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RPR / VARP | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Raipur, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'51"N by 81°44'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Raipur, Naya Raipur | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1041 feet (317 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RPR | 
| More Information: | RPR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBJ / EDRB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°56'43"N by 6°33'54"E | 
| Area Served: | Bitburg, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1223 feet (373 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BBJ | 
| More Information: | BBJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR):
- Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- A new integrated terminal covering an area of 18,500 m2 has been constructed by a joint venture of Era Infra Engineering and KMB from Ukraine at a cost of 136 crore.
- The closest airport to Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Bilaspur Airport (PAB), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) NNE of RPR.
- In addition to being known as "Swami Vivekananda Airport", other names for RPR include "Mana Airport" and "स्वामी विवेकानन्द हवाई अड्डा, रायपुर".
- The airfield is equipped with night landing facilities and a CAT- 1 Instrument Landing System as well as Navigational facilities like DVOR, DME, and an NDB.
- On 24 January 2012, the Union cabinet of India approved the State Government's proposal for renaming Raipur airport after India's greatest son and well known saint Swami Vivekananda who spent 2 years of his teenage in Raipur.
Facts about Bitburg Airport (BBJ):
- Bitburg Airport (BBJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,990 miles (19,295 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bitburg Airport (BBJ) is Spangdahlem Air Base (SPM), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of BBJ.
- In addition to being known as "Bitburg Airport", another name for BBJ is "Flugplatz Bitburg".
- The USAF departed for the second time in September 1997, and Bitburg Airport was returned to the civil aircraft which now call it home.




