Nonstop flight route between Brussels, Belgium and Shymkent, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brussels Airport (BRU), Brussels, Belgium and Shymkent International Airport (CIT), Shymkent, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,037 miles (or 4,887 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 Brussels Airport and Shymkent 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 Brussels Airport and Shymkent 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: | BRU / EBBR |
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Location: | Brussels, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'5"N by 4°29'3"E |
Area Served: | Brussels, Belgium |
Operator/Owner: | Brussels Airport Company |
Airport Type: | Public & Military |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRU |
More Information: | BRU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIT / UAII |
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Location: | Shymkent, Kazakhstan |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'54"N by 69°28'33"E |
Area Served: | Shymkent |
Operator/Owner: | JSC "Shymkent International Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1385 feet (422 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIT |
More Information: | CIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Brussels Airport (BRU):
- Sabena's demise meant a sharp fall in passenger traffic, a blow the airport only slowly recovered from.
- The closest airport to Brussels Airport (BRU) is Antwerp International Airport (ANR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of BRU.
- The furthest airport from Brussels Airport (BRU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,945 miles (19,223 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2005, the airport was awarded Best Airport in Europe by Airports Council International/International Air Transport Association, based on a survey conducted with over 100,000 passengers worldwide.
- In 2007, the airport served 17.8 million passengers, an increase of 7% over 2006.
- Because of Brussels Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Brussels 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.
- Brussels Airport (BRU) has 3 runways.
- Pier A is the newest pier on Brussels Airport and was opened on 15 May 2002.
- In addition to being known as "Brussels Airport", another name for BRU is "Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal (Dutch)Aéroport de Bruxelles-National (French)".
- Brussels Airport handled 19,133,222 passengers last year.
- The airport also features places of worship, as well as a place for mediation for humanists.
Facts about Shymkent International Airport (CIT):
- In 2004, the airport handled 97,000 passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Shymkent International Airport", another name for CIT is "Халықаралық Шымкент Әуежайы".
- Shymkent International Airport is an airport serving Shymkent in South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan.
- The furthest airport from Shymkent International Airport (CIT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,385 miles (18,322 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Shymkent International Airport (CIT) is Tashkent International Airport (TAS), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) S of CIT.
- After a protocol signed in November 2012 by the governments of Kazakhstan and France, French forces withdrawing from Afghanistan received authorization to use Shymkent Airport.
- Shymkent International Airport (CIT) has 3 runways.