Nonstop flight route between San Pedro, Belize and El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Pedro Airport (SPR), San Pedro, Belize and Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,412 miles (or 8,709 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 San Pedro Airport and Barcelona–El Prat 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 San Pedro Airport and Barcelona–El Prat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Pedro Airport (SPR):

• San Pedro Airport (SPR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of San Pedro Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at San Pedro 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 closest airport to San Pedro Airport (SPR) is Caye Caulker Airport (CUK), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of SPR.
• The furthest airport from San Pedro Airport (SPR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,928 miles (19,196 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.

Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):

• Barcelona's first airfield, located at El Remolar, began operations in 1916.
• There is provision for parking cars at the airport, with about 24,000 parking spaces.
• Because of Barcelona–El Prat Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelona–El Prat 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 closest airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
• Following the opening of Terminal 1 in 2009, Terminal 2 became nearly empty until the airport authorities lowered landing fees to attract low-cost and regional carriers to fill the terminal, although nowhere near full capacity.
• Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) has 3 runways.
• The airport has 3 runways, two parallel, nominated 07L/25R and 07R/25L, and a cross runway 02/20.
• In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".
• The furthest airport from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (meaning Barcelona–El Prat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 1948, a runway was built, today 07-25, in the same year the first overseas service was operated by Pan American World Airways to New York City, using a Lockheed Constellation.
• A plan for expansion was completed in 2009, adding a third terminal building and control tower.