Nonstop flight route between Bourg-en-Bresse, France and Mobile, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK), Bourg-en-Bresse, France and Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), Mobile, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,875 miles (or 7,846 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport and Mobile Downtown 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport and Mobile Downtown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XBK / LFHS | 
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| Location: | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°12'20"N by 5°17'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 857 feet (261 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XBK | 
| More Information: | XBK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFM / KBFM | 
| Airport Name: | Mobile Downtown Airport | 
| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°37'36"N by 88°4'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BFM | 
| More Information: | BFM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK):
- The closest airport to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSW of XBK.
 - It is walking distance from Bourg-en-Bresse Jasseron motorway station which offers a restaurant and hotel.
 - The airport is open 24 hour and offers Pilot Controlled Lighting for Night VFR flights.
 - Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport's relatively low elevation of 857 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourg - Ceyzériat 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport", another name for XBK is "Aéroport de Bourg - Ceyzériat".
 - The furthest airport from Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (meaning Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Bourg – Ceyzériat Airport is an airport located 5 km east of Bourg-en-Bresse and northwest of Ceyzériat, both communes of the Ain department in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.
 
Facts about Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM):
- Because of Mobile Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Downtown 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 Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,904 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 - Mobile Downtown Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Mobile, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.
 - The closest airport to Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) is Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WNW of BFM.
 - Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) has 2 runways.
 - The airport has a control tower and has both a 9,600-by-150-foot runway and a 7,800-by-150-foot runway.
 
