Nonstop flight route between Tbilisi, Georgia and Bedford, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tbilisi Airport (TBS), Tbilisi, Georgia and Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,400 miles (or 8,691 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 Tbilisi Airport and Laurence G. Hanscom Field, 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 Tbilisi Airport and Laurence G. Hanscom Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tbilisi Airport (TBS):

• In addition to being known as "Tbilisi Airport", another name for TBS is "თბილისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი".
• Tbilisi airport mainly serves destinations in CIS, Europe and Middle East.
• The furthest airport from Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,153 miles (17,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Tbilisi Airport (TBS) has 2 runways.
• TAV Airports Holding, which owns 76% shares in Tbilisi airport operator TAV Urban Georgia, agreed with the Georgian state-owned United Airports of Georgia to reconstruct the unused runway, one of the two runways at the Tbilisi airport.
• The closest airport to Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of TBS.
• In 2007, the airport handled 615,873 passengers, representing an increase of 8.5% over 2006.
• The airport has a contemporary and functional design.

Facts about Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED):

• The furthest airport from Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Massachusetts Air and Space Museum is looking at Hanscom Field as a future location.
• New England's oldest and largest flight school based at Hanscom along with their new facility at Lawrence Airport.
• As an airport close to Boston, many teams competing in the Boston area use Hanscom Field.
• In addition to being known as "Laurence G. Hanscom Field", another name for BED is "Hanscom Air Force Base".
• The closest airport to Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of BED.
• Because of Laurence G. Hanscom Field's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Laurence G. Hanscom Field 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 April 1975, President Gerald Ford used Hanscom Field before and after making speeches in Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
• Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) has 2 runways.
• On August 8, 1962, a US Air Force KC-135 tanker crashed on approach to Hanscom Field's runway 11, destroying the aircraft and killing all three members of the flight crew.
• Hanscom Field covers 1,125 acres at an elevation of 132 feet above mean sea level.
• The field serves aircraft from Piper Cubs to Gulfstream V jets.