Nonstop flight route between Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States and Brest, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO), Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States and Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), Brest, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,775 miles (or 6,075 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 Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport and Brest Bretagne 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 Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport and Brest Bretagne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZO / KAZO |
Airport Name: | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport |
Location: | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°14'5"N by 85°33'6"W |
Area Served: | Kalamazoo / Battle Creek, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Kalamazoo County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 874 feet (266 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AZO |
More Information: | AZO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BES / LFRB |
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Location: | Brest, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°26'49"N by 4°25'18"W |
Area Served: | Brest, France |
Operator/Owner: | Chamber of Commerce |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BES |
More Information: | BES Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO):
- The closest airport to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) is W. K. Kellogg Airport (BTL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ENE of AZO.
- Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,993 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1982 the Core Council decided that the City of Kalamazoo should no longer bear the full cost of operating the airport, and in 1984, the City transferred ownership to the County of Kalamazoo.
- In 2009 construction on a new terminal began next to the existing facility.
- The airport is currently served by two commercial passenger airlines which operate service to three hubs.
- Because of Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 874 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek 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.
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Facts about Brest Bretagne Airport (BES):
- The furthest airport from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Brest Bretagne Airport (meaning Brest Bretagne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,130 miles (19,522 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Brest Bretagne Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Brest Bretagne 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 Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) is Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ENE of BES.
- Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) has 2 runways.
- Brest Bretagne Airport, formerly known as Brest Guipavas Airport, is an international airport serving Brest, France.
- Though the main operator is Air France, serving for the most part Paris and Lyon, other scheduled services are offered elsewhere in France and to the UK.
- In summer of 2011, long-due replacement of the ILS all-weather landing system causes numerous aborted landings/re-routing of passenger jets when foggy conditions occur, affecting all companies operating to/from this airport.
- In addition to being known as "Brest Bretagne Airport", another name for BES is "Aéroport de Brest Bretagne".