Nonstop flight route between Bucharest, Romania and Needles, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), Bucharest, Romania and Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED), Needles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,432 miles (or 10,351 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 Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield, 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 Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBU / LRBS |
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Location: | Bucharest, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°30'12"N by 26°6'12"E |
Area Served: | Bucharest, Romania |
Operator/Owner: | Compania Naţională Aeroporturi Bucureşti S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBU |
More Information: | BBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EED / KEED |
Airport Name: | Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield |
Location: | Needles, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'59"N by 114°37'23"W |
Area Served: | Needles, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of San Bernardino |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 983 feet (300 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EED |
More Information: | EED Maps & Info |
Facts about Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU):
- Because of Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu 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.
- The furthest airport from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,321 miles (18,219 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- From as low as 20 to 30 passengers per month in 2001–2002, BBU handled 119,000 passengers in 2004, and 2,398,911 passengers in 2011.
- The closest airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) is Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) N of BBU.
- The current terminal building was designed in the late 1940s and opened in 1952.
- An extension of the Bucharest Metro system to Aurel Vlaicu International, as Metro Line M6, which will link it to the Main Train Station and the larger Henri Coandă International Airport, was approved in June 2006 and is currently in its planning stage.
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport handled 6,036 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport", another name for BBU is "Aeroportul Internaţional Bucureşti Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu".
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In March 2012, Băneasa was converted into an airport 100% dedicated to business air traffic.
Facts about Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED):
- Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) has 2 runways.
- It opened in May 1941.
- Needles Airport is a county-owned public airport in San Bernardino County, California, five miles south of Needles.
- The closest airport to Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) is Lake Havasu City Airport (HII), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) SE of EED.
- The furthest airport from Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,392 miles (18,334 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 983 feet, planes can take off or land at Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield 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.