Nonstop flight route between Willows, California, United States and Bragança, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW), Willows, California, United States and Bragança Airport (BGC), Bragança, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,513 miles (or 8,873 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 Willows-Glenn County Airport and Bragança 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 Willows-Glenn County Airport and Bragança Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLW / KWLW | 
| Airport Name: | Willows-Glenn County Airport | 
| Location: | Willows, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°30'56"N by 122°13'1"W | 
| Area Served: | Willows, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | County of Glenn | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WLW | 
| More Information: | WLW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGC / LPBG | 
| Airport Name: | Bragança Airport | 
| Location: | Bragança, Portugal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°51'24"N by 6°42'26"W | 
| Area Served: | Bragança | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2129 feet (649 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BGC | 
| More Information: | BGC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW):
- Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) has 2 runways.
- Because of Willows-Glenn County Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Willows-Glenn 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 closest airport to Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) is Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of WLW.
- The furthest airport from Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,255 miles (18,114 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2011, the airport had 29,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 80 per day.
Facts about Bragança Airport (BGC):
- The furthest airport from Bragança Airport (BGC) is Woodbourne Airport (BHE), which is nearly antipodal to Bragança Airport (meaning Bragança Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Woodbourne Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Blenheim, New Zealand.
- Bragança Airport (BGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bragança Airport (BGC) is Vila Real Airport (VRL), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SW of BGC.




