Nonstop flight route between Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom and Kalabo, Zambia:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from BWF to KLB:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BWF Airport Information
- KLB Airport Information
- Facts about BWF
- Facts about KLB
- Map of Nearest Airports to BWF
- List of Nearest Airports to BWF
- Map of Furthest Airports from BWF
- List of Furthest Airports from BWF
- Map of Nearest Airports to KLB
- List of Nearest Airports to KLB
- Map of Furthest Airports from KLB
- List of Furthest Airports from KLB
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF), Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom and Kalabo Airport (KLB), Kalabo, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,012 miles (or 8,066 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 Barrow/Walney Island Airport and Kalabo 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 Barrow/Walney Island Airport and Kalabo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWF / EGNL |
Airport Name: | Barrow/Walney Island Airport |
Location: | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°7'42"N by 3°16'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | BAE Systems Marine Ltd - Submarine Solutions |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWF |
More Information: | BWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLB / FLKL |
Airport Name: | Kalabo Airport |
Location: | Kalabo, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°59'49"S by 22°28'50"E |
Area Served: | Kalabo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3920 feet (1,195 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KLB |
More Information: | KLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF):
- BAE Systems operates flights to various UK destinations during the week, using three Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft.
- Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) has 2 runways.
- During the early 20th century at a site 1 mile south west of Barrow/Walney Island Airport was the site of one of the UK's most important airship production facilities.
- The closest airport to Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SSE of BWF.
- Below are the destinations flown to by the BAE corporate shuttle.
- The furthest airport from Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,811 miles (19,007 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Barrow/Walney Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Barrow/Walney Island 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.
Facts about Kalabo Airport (KLB):
- The closest airport to Kalabo Airport (KLB) is Mongu Airport (MNR), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) ESE of KLB.
- Kalabo Airport (KLB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kalabo Airport (KLB) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Kalabo Airport (meaning Kalabo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.