Nonstop flight route between Bourg-en-Bresse, France and Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from XBK to OAK:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- XBK Airport Information
- OAK Airport Information
- Facts about XBK
- Facts about OAK
- Map of Nearest Airports to XBK
- List of Nearest Airports to XBK
- Map of Furthest Airports from XBK
- List of Furthest Airports from XBK
- Map of Nearest Airports to OAK
- List of Nearest Airports to OAK
- Map of Furthest Airports from OAK
- List of Furthest Airports from OAK
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK), Bourg-en-Bresse, France and Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,789 miles (or 9,316 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport and Oakland 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport and Oakland 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: | XBK / LFHS |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°12'20"N by 5°17'30"E |
Area Served: | Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 857 feet (261 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XBK |
More Information: | XBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAK / KOAK |
Airport Name: | Oakland International Airport |
Location: | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°43'17"N by 122°13'14"W |
Area Served: | East Bay, California |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Oakland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAK |
More Information: | OAK Maps & Info |
Facts about Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK):
- In addition to being known as "Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport", another name for XBK is "Aéroport de Bourg - Ceyzériat".
- Because of Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport's relatively low elevation of 857 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourg - Ceyzériat 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.
- Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) has 2 runways.
- Bourg – Ceyzériat Airport is an airport located 5 km east of Bourg-en-Bresse and northwest of Ceyzériat, both communes of the Ain department in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.
- The airport is open 24 hour and offers Pilot Controlled Lighting for Night VFR flights.
- The furthest airport from Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (meaning Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSW of XBK.
Facts about Oakland International Airport (OAK):
- Oakland International Airport (OAK) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Oakland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Oakland International 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.
- Oakland International Airport, a revenue division of the Port of Oakland, takes a leadership role in promoting a sustainable operating environment—whether that's looking at current day-to-day operations or forecasting future needs and requirements.
- Oakland International Airport began a $300 million expansion and renovation project in 2004, including adding five gates in Terminal 2.
- After the war Oakland's traffic slumped, but airline deregulation prompted several low-fare carriers to begin flights.
- The airport's first Jet Age airline terminal designed by John Carl Warnecke & Associates was opened in 1962, part of a $20 million expansion on bay fill that included 10000-ft runway 11/29.
- The closest airport to Oakland International Airport (OAK) is Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of OAK.
- Adding to Hawaiian Airlines' service to Honolulu, Alaska Airlines added nonstop service to Kona with three flights weekly and Kahului daily.
- United Airlines vacated its 300,000 sq ft Oakland Maintenance Center in May 2003 and transferred work to its base at San Francisco International Airport.