Nonstop flight route between El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain and Þórshöfn, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN), El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain and Þórshöfn Airport (THO), Þórshöfn, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,848 miles (or 2,974 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 relatively short distance between Barcelona–El Prat Airport and Þórshöfn Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCN / LEBL |
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Location: | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°17'48"N by 2°4'41"E |
Area Served: | Barcelona, Spain |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BCN |
More Information: | BCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | THO / BITN |
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Location: | Þórshöfn, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°13'5"N by 15°20'8"W |
Area Served: | Þórshöfn, Iceland |
Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from THO |
More Information: | THO Maps & Info |
Facts about Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN):
- Low-cost airline traffic grew significantly, especially after the creation of operating bases by Vueling and Clickair at the airport.
- Terminal 2 has its own Rodalies Barcelona commuter train station on the line, which runs from the Maçanet-Massanes station every 30 minutes, with major stops at Barcelona Sants railway station and the fairly central Passeig de Gràcia railway station to provide transfer to the Barcelona Metro system, also in Clot station.
- The furthest airport from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (meaning Barcelona–El Prat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,248 miles (19,711 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2011 nearly 34.4 million passengers used Barcelona Airport, a 17.8% increase compared with 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Barcelona–El Prat Airport", another name for BCN is "Aeroport de Barcelona–El Prat".
- The taxi journey from Barcelona city centre to Barcelona airport takes about 25–40 minutes.
- The closest airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of BCN.
- From the late seventies to the early nineties, the airport was stalled in traffic and investments until the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.
- Terminal 2 was also designed by Ricardo Bofill Levi.
- A new control tower was opened in 2006.
- Because of Barcelona–El Prat Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Barcelona–El Prat 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.
- Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) has 3 runways.
Facts about Þórshöfn Airport (THO):
- Because of Þórshöfn Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Þórshöfn 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 Þórshöfn Airport (THO) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,096 miles (17,857 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Þórshöfn Airport (THO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Þórshöfn Airport", another name for THO is "Þórshafnarflugvöllur".
- The closest airport to Þórshöfn Airport (THO) is Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of THO.