Nonstop flight route between Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Artesia, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS), Artesia, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,720 miles (or 7,596 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Artesia Municipal 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 George Best Belfast City Airport and Artesia Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHD / EGAC |
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Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°37'5"N by 5°52'20"W |
Area Served: | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | ABN AMRO |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHD |
More Information: | BHD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATS / KATS |
Airport Name: | Artesia Municipal Airport |
Location: | Artesia, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°51'8"N by 104°28'4"W |
Area Served: | Artesia, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Artesia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3541 feet (1,079 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ATS |
More Information: | ATS Maps & Info |
Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):
- The furthest airport from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- As the airport is adjacent to residential areas, the issue of noise pollution is a major one and a source of public debate.
- In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
- George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
- Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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.
- Flexibus route 600 is the Belfast City Airlink service, from the terminal to the Belfast Europa Buscentre adjacent to the Europa Hotel and Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station.
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In March 2006, it was announced that the airport would be renamed in memory of Northern Irish footballer George Best.
- The closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.
Facts about Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS):
- For the 12-month period ending April 6, 2011, the airport had 11,550 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day.
- The facility was deactivated on September 8, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- The furthest airport from Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) is Roswell International Air Center (ROW), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) N of ATS.