Nonstop flight route between Bangor, Maine, United States and Basrah, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bangor International Airport (BGR), Bangor, Maine, United States and Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR), Basrah, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,879 miles (or 9,461 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 Bangor International Airport and Basrah International AirportBasrah 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 Bangor International Airport and Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGR / KBGR |
Airport Name: | Bangor International Airport |
Location: | Bangor, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°48'25"N by 68°49'41"W |
Area Served: | Bangor, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 192 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGR |
More Information: | BGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSR / ORMM |
Airport Name: | Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport |
Location: | Basrah, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°32'56"N by 47°39'44"E |
Area Served: | Basra, Iraq |
Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BSR |
More Information: | BSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Bangor International Airport (BGR):
- In October 1969, a Trans World Airlines plane that had been hijacked in California refueled in Bangor on its way to Rome, where the hijacker was captured.
- The furthest airport from Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,670 miles (18,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pilots often use Bangor to prepare aggressive fuel estimates for transatlantic flights to North American destinations, since they can divert to Bangor if the fuel load proves insufficient.
- Because of Bangor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Bangor 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.
- In November 2007, Allegiant Air began offering a few flights to and from Orlando-Sanford International Airport and Saint Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, a secondary airport near Tampa.
- The airport owes its prosperity to its location on major air corridors between Europe and the East Coast of the United States.
- Bangor International Airport began as Godfrey Field in the 1920s, on land owned by local attorney Edward Rawson Godfrey.
- Bangor International Airport (BGR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In April 2008, the airport received a US$2.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the terminal building and aviation equipment.
- The closest airport to Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NE of BGR.
Facts about Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR):
- Following the American control and since 2002, SkyLink Arabia has been providing ground operations and fuel supply at the airport.
- The airport is also currently in the process of civilianisation as part of the rebuilding of the country as part of Operation Telic of the multinational force in Iraq.
- Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was eventually reopened in June 2004.
- Because of Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Basrah International AirportBasrah 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 Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR) is Abadan International Airport (ABD), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ESE of BSR.
- The furthest airport from Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,898 miles (19,147 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.