Nonstop flight route between Concord, North Carolina, United States and Basel, Switzerland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Concord Regional Airport (USA), Concord, North Carolina, United States and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), Basel, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,395 miles (or 7,073 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 Concord Regional Airport and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg, 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 Concord Regional Airport and EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Concord Regional Airport (USA):

• Because of Concord Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Concord 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.
• The closest airport to Concord Regional Airport (USA) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of USA.
• On August 20, 2013, Allegiant Air announced it would begin non-stop service from Concord to Orlando Sanford International Airport in December 2013.
• Concord Regional Airport (USA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Concord Regional Airport", another name for USA is "JQF".
• The furthest airport from Concord Regional Airport (USA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of the multiple race teams that base aircraft fleets at JQF and its close proximity to Charlotte Motor Speedway, the airport is sometimes referred to as "NASCAR's Airport."

Facts about EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL):

• Because of EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg's relatively low elevation of 885 feet, planes can take off or land at EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg 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 closest airport to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BSL.
• The airport is connected to motorway A3 which leads from Basel to the southeast of Switzerland passing Zürich.
• EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) has 2 runways.
• EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg handled 5,880,771 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg", other names for BSL include "Aéroport de Bâle-Mulhouse", "Flughafen Basel-Mülhausen" and "BSL, MLH".
• In 1946 talks resumed and it was agreed that an airport would be built 4 kilometres north of Blotzheim, France.
• Plans for the construction of a joint Swiss-French airport started in the 1930s, but were halted by the Second World War.
• The furthest airport from EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (meaning EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport building is split into two separate sections – Swiss and French.