Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Korla, Xinjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Korla Airport (KRL), Korla, Xinjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,944 miles (or 6,348 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 Airport and Korla 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 Airport and Korla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRL / ZWKL |
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Location: | Korla, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'59"N by 86°8'35"E |
Area Served: | Korla, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3041 feet (927 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KRL |
More Information: | KRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- As part of the proposed High Speed Two rail link, a new railway station called Birmingham Interchange would be built to serve both the airport and the National Exhibition Centre.
- Birmingham Airport is 5.5 NM east-south-east of Birmingham city centre, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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.
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- In August 2013, the old carriageway of the A45 road was closed and the new carriage way was opened.
- In January 2011, the airport merged its two terminals into a Single Terminal Building.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the post-war years, public events, such as air fairs and air races were held on the site.
- Birmingham Airport is accessible from the north and south via Junction Six of the M42 motorway.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Korla Airport (KRL):
- The furthest airport from Korla Airport (KRL) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
- The closest airport to Korla Airport (KRL) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) W of KRL.
- Korla Airport (KRL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Korla Airport", other names for KRL include "库尔勒机场" and "Kù'ěrlè Jīchǎng".