Nonstop flight route between Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria and Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bezmer Air Base (JAM), Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria and Sassandra Airport (ZSS), Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,269 miles (or 5,260 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 Bezmer Air Base and Sassandra 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 Bezmer Air Base and Sassandra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAM / |
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Location: | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'16"N by 26°21'7"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAM |
More Information: | JAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZSS / DISS |
Airport Name: | Sassandra Airport |
Location: | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°55'40"N by 6°7'58"W |
Area Served: | Sassandra |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZSS |
More Information: | ZSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Bezmer Air Base (JAM):
- In addition to being known as "Bezmer Air Base", another name for JAM is "LBIA".
- Aircraft and personnel from Bezmer have recently been participating in a number of joint military exercises including the PfP "Cooperative Key" in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and France, ‘Immediate Response 2005’ and the Bulgarian-American-Romanian "Immediate Response 2006".
- Because of Bezmer Air Base's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Bezmer Air Base 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.
- Bezmer Air Base is an air base for the Bulgarian Air Force.
- The base has a modern communication, information and navigation system.
- The closest airport to Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of JAM.
- Bezmer Air Base (JAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The strategic location and particularly favorable weather conditions of the area was appreciated already during World War I, when the Imperial German Air Service built in Yambol a base for zeppelins used for reconnaissance and bombing missions to Romania, Russia, Sudan and Malta.
- The furthest airport from Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,287 miles (18,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Sassandra Airport (ZSS):
- Sassandra Airport (ZSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sassandra Airport (ZSS) is Divo Airport (DIV), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NE of ZSS.
- Because of Sassandra Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Sassandra 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.
- The furthest airport from Sassandra Airport (ZSS) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Sassandra Airport (meaning Sassandra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,179 miles (19,600 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.