Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Kansas City, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,531 miles (or 7,292 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 Brussels Airport and Kansas City International 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 Brussels Airport and Kansas City International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRU / EBBR |
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Location: | Brussels, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'5"N by 4°29'3"E |
Area Served: | Brussels, Belgium |
Operator/Owner: | Brussels Airport Company |
Airport Type: | Public & Military |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRU |
More Information: | BRU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCI / KMCI |
Airport Name: | Kansas City International Airport |
Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W |
Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCI |
More Information: | MCI Maps & Info |
Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):
- The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
- In 2007, the airport served 17.8 million passengers, an increase of 7% over 2006.
- Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
- Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
- Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
- In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
- Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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 2005, the airport was awarded Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International/International Air Transport Association, based on a survey conducted with over 100,000 passengers worldwide.
- Sabena's demise meant a sharp fall in passenger traffic, a blow the airport only slowly recovered from.
- From 6 December 2013, all passengers have 30 minutes free Wi-Fi access.
Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):
- As a result, passenger services were nonexistent downstream of the security checkpoint in the gate area.
- The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.
- Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
- In March 2010 the airport was announced as one of the first in the US to have full-body scanners with the first one used at Southwest Airlines beginning in the summer of 2010.
- In 1966, voters in a 24:1 margin approved a $150 million bond issue following a campaign by Mayor Ilus W.
- In 2009 the airport was reported as having the highest number of wildlife strikes of any airport in the US, based on take-offs and landings.
- The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.