Nonstop flight route between Bourg-en-Bresse, France and Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK), Bourg-en-Bresse, France and Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,727 miles (or 12,436 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 Port Stanley 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 Port Stanley 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: | PSY / SFAL |
Airport Name: | Port Stanley Airport |
Location: | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Falkland Islands Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSY |
More Information: | PSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK):
- In addition to being known as "Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport", another name for XBK is "Aéroport de Bourg - Ceyzériat".
- 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.
- The airport is open 24 hour and offers Pilot Controlled Lighting for Night VFR flights.
- Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSW of XBK.
Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):
- The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.
- The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
- Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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 1973, the United Kingdom signed a Communications Agreement with Argentina to fund an airstrip on the islands.
- During the war the Argentines also heavily mined Yorke Bay to the north of the airport and Surf/Rookery Bays to the southeast with minimum metal mines under the presumption the British would attempt an amphibious landing on the east coast of East Falkland to quickly recapture both the airfield and Stanley in one fell swoop.
- In 1985, RAF Mount Pleasant opened and in April 1986 Port Stanley Airport returned to civilian use.
- During the Falklands War of 1982, Argentine forces occupied the airport.