Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Barra, Bahia, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States and Barra Airport (BQQ), Barra, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,211 miles (or 6,776 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Barra 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 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and Barra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHM / KBHM |
Airport Name: | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | City of Birmingham |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHM |
More Information: | BHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQQ / SNBX |
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Location: | Barra, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°5'2"S by 43°8'2"W |
Area Served: | Barra |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1345 feet (410 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQQ |
More Information: | BQQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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.
- 1954 and 1969 airport diagrams
- The interior of the terminal was renovated in the early 1990s and completed in 1993 at a cost of $50.4 million which included new floor surfaces, lighting, wall coverings, renovated public spaces, and public art.
- Continued growth in passenger traffic by 1962 resulted in the construction of a second passenger terminal and a new air traffic control tower, built west of the original 1931 terminal.
- Terminal A referred to the former 1962 terminal, which was still in use as office space until it was closed in 2011.
- By 1959 Runway 5/23 was 10,000 feet and service was started to Birmingham by Capital Airlines with British-made Vickers Viscounts.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
Facts about Barra Airport (BQQ):
- Barra Airport (BQQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barra Airport (BQQ) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is nearly antipodal to Barra Airport (meaning Barra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yap International Airport), and is located 12,300 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The closest airport to Barra Airport (BQQ) is Barreiras Airport (BRA), which is located 144 miles (232 kilometers) WSW of BQQ.
- In addition to being known as "Barra Airport", another name for BQQ is "Aeroporto de Barra".
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.