Nonstop flight route between Bastia, Corsica, France and Peru, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA), Bastia, Corsica, France and Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS), Peru, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,745 miles (or 7,636 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 Bastia – Poretta Airport and Illinois Valley Regional 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 Bastia – Poretta Airport and Illinois Valley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIA / LFKB |
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Location: | Bastia, Corsica, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°32'59"N by 9°29'4"E |
Area Served: | Bastia, Corsica, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI of Bastia and Upper Corsica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIA |
More Information: | BIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VYS / KVYS |
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Location: | Peru, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°21'6"N by 89°9'11"W |
Area Served: | Peru, Illinois |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 654 feet (199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VYS |
More Information: | VYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA):
- The closest airport to Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) is Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) W of BIA.
- Because of Bastia – Poretta Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bastia – Poretta 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bastia – Poretta Airport", another name for BIA is "Aéroport de Bastia Poretta".
- Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bastia – Poretta Airport (meaning Bastia – Poretta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,125 miles (19,513 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS):
- In addition to being known as "Illinois Valley Regional Airport", another name for VYS is "Walter A. Duncan Field".
- Because of Illinois Valley Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 654 feet, planes can take off or land at Illinois Valley Regional 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.
- Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,020 miles (17,735 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NE of VYS.