Nonstop flight route between Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States and Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Waukesha County Airport (UES), Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States and Bournemouth Airport (BOH), Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,876 miles (or 6,237 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 Waukesha County Airport and Bournemouth 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 Waukesha County Airport and Bournemouth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Waukesha County Airport (UES):

• Waukesha County Airport (UES) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Waukesha County Airport", another name for UES is "Crites Field".
• Flight for Life-Wisconsin announced in October 2007 that it will move its operations to this airport in the summer of 2008.
• Because of Waukesha County Airport's relatively low elevation of 911 feet, planes can take off or land at Waukesha County 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 furthest airport from Waukesha County Airport (UES) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,033 miles (17,756 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Waukesha County Airport (UES) is Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ENE of UES.

Facts about Bournemouth Airport (BOH):

• The closest airport to Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is Southampton Airport (SOU), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of BOH.
• In 1969 the airport was purchased jointly by the Bournemouth Corporation and Dorset County Council and renamed as "Bournemouth Airport".
• The furthest airport from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,941 miles (19,218 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• June 2009 saw the announcement of a new Thomson Airways Boeing 737-800 to be based at the airport to add extra capacity to existing routes, plus the introduction of five new routes.
• The nearest other airports serving the area are Exeter International Airport, Bristol Airport and Southampton Airport.
• Nearly all Vickers Viscounts, BAC 1-11s, and BAC Strikemasters were built at this site.
• Bournemouth Airport (BOH) currently has only 1 runway.
• With the budget increased to £45 million in July 2008, the upgrade will replace the arrivals terminal and upgrade the check-in and departure lounge areas.
• Because of Bournemouth Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Bournemouth 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.
• Bournemouth Airport handled 660,272 passengers last year.