Nonstop flight route between Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain and Flint, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Valencia Airport (VLC), Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain and Bishop International Airport (FNT), Flint, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,147 miles (or 6,674 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 Valencia Airport and Bishop International 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 Valencia Airport and Bishop International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Valencia Airport (VLC):

• The furthest airport from Valencia Airport (VLC) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Valencia Airport (meaning Valencia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,853 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• Valencia Airport (VLC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Valencia airport is situated adjacent to the Autovía A-3 highway which connects Valencia with Madrid and is also close to the Autovía A-7 coastal route to Barcelona.
• Because of Valencia Airport's relatively low elevation of 240 feet, planes can take off or land at Valencia 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 Valencia Airport (VLC) is Castellón Airport (CDT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NE of VLC.

Facts about Bishop International Airport (FNT):

• The airport's board has allocated an additional $10.9 million for upgrades in 2013 and 2014.
• On December 12, 2011, four people from Saginaw were arrested at Bishop International Airport trying to smuggle 122 pounds of marijuana from Phoenix.
• The furthest airport from Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,245 miles (18,098 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Oakland County International Airport (PTK), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SE of FNT.
• Because of Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 782 feet, planes can take off or land at Bishop International 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.
• Bishop International Airport (FNT) has 2 runways.
• The renovation and expansion of the terminal, originally built in 1993, is due to be completed in the fall of 2012 and was designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills.