Nonstop flight route between Budapest, Hungary and Wales, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD), Budapest, Hungary and Wales Airport (WAA), Wales, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,615 miles (or 7,427 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and Wales 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 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and Wales Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUD / LHBP |
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Location: | Budapest, Hungary |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°26'21"N by 19°15'42"E |
Area Served: | Budapest, Hungary |
Operator/Owner: | Budapest Airport Zrt. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUD |
More Information: | BUD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAA / PAIW |
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Location: | Wales, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°37'21"N by 168°5'41"W |
Area Served: | Wales, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WAA |
More Information: | WAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD):
- The furthest airport from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) is Sliač Airport (SLD), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) N of BUD.
- All of the airports runways are equipped with an ILS CAT II.
- Because of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Budapest Ferenc Liszt 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.
- Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled 8,520,880 passengers last year.
- Originally called Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, on 25 March 2011 it was officially renamed Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, in honour of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt The change caused some controversy because the Committee of Geographical Names, which is the sole competent body in naming geographical objects, suggested another version – Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér, Budapest–Ferihegy – in order to keep the historical name.
- In 1980, the number of landing aircraft and passengers served reached 32,642 and 1,780,000, respectively.
- Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) has 2 runways.
- In 1993, Malév launched the airport's first Hungarian overseas flight, to New York.
- Sky Court, the new expansion project including shops, restaurants and lounges, also connecting Terminals 2A and 2B was opened on 27 March 2011.
- This time, the Hungarian State, sole owner of the airport, opted for a partial privatisation with the integration of a private strategic partner with international experience.
- There was an IED bus attack against Russian Jewish emigrants on the road leading to Ferihegy in the early 1990s.
- In addition to being known as "Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport", another name for BUD is "Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér".
- Ferihegy is the name of the neighbourhood around the airport.
Facts about Wales Airport (WAA):
- The closest airport to Wales Airport (WAA) is Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SE of WAA.
- In addition to being known as "Wales Airport", another name for WAA is "IWK".
- The furthest airport from Wales Airport (WAA) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,385 miles (16,713 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Wales Airport (WAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wales Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Wales 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.