Nonstop flight route between Blida, Algeria and Breda, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blida Airport (QLD), Blida, Algeria and Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ), Breda, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,046 miles (or 1,683 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 relatively short distance between Blida Airport and Gilze-Rijen Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QLD / DAAB |
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Location: | Blida, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°30'13"N by 2°48'52"E |
Area Served: | Blida |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 535 feet (163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QLD |
More Information: | QLD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLZ / EHGR |
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Location: | Breda, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°34'1"N by 4°55'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLZ |
More Information: | GLZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Blida Airport (QLD):
- The furthest airport from Blida Airport (QLD) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Blida Airport (meaning Blida Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Because of Blida Airport's relatively low elevation of 535 feet, planes can take off or land at Blida 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 addition to being known as "Blida Airport", another name for QLD is "Blida Airport (Blida)".
- Blida Airport (QLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Blida Airport (QLD) is Boufarik Air Base (QFD), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of QLD.
Facts about Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ):
- Because of Gilze-Rijen Air Base's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Gilze-Rijen 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.
- In 1995, as a part of a large scale reorganistaion within the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the fighter aircraft were moved from Gilze-Rijen, and instead the base became the home of Bolkow BO-105 helicopters.
- Gilze-Rijen Air Base is one of the oldest airfields in the Netherlands, the first aircraft to have landed there being a Blériot in 1910.
- The furthest airport from Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,146 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Gilze-Rijen Air Base", another name for GLZ is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-77)".
- Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) has 2 runways.
- Gilze-Rijen Air Base is a military airbase in the Netherlands located between the cities of Breda and Tilburg, in the Noord-Brabant province.
- The Stichting Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht is also located at Gilze-Rijen air base, owning and operating a collection of mainly historic military aircraft.
- In 1940, the airfield came under heavy attack from the German Luftwaffe, who later took control of the base and expanded it for their own use.
- In 1946, the Royal Netherlands Air Force resumed operations from the airfield, using it as a training base for pilots and air traffic controllers.
- The closest airport to Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of GLZ.