Nonstop flight route between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Superior, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), Superior, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,191 miles (or 8,354 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 Plovdiv Airport and Richard I. Bong 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 Plovdiv Airport and Richard I. Bong Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDV / LBPD |
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Location: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'4"N by 24°51'52"E |
Area Served: | Plovdiv |
Operator/Owner: | Letishte Plovdiv EAD |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 597 feet (182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDV |
More Information: | PDV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUW / KSUW |
Airport Name: | Richard I. Bong Airport |
Location: | Superior, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'22"N by 92°5'40"W |
Area Served: | Superior, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | City of Superior |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 674 feet (205 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUW |
More Information: | SUW Maps & Info |
Facts about Plovdiv Airport (PDV):
- In addition to being known as "Plovdiv Airport", other names for PDV include "Krumovo Airport" and "Летище Пловдив".
- Because of Plovdiv Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Plovdiv 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.
- Plovdiv Airport handled 8,752 passengers last year.
- Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Next to the airbase is the only functional aviation museum in Bulgaria.
- The furthest airport from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,355 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The beginning of civil aviation at Plovdiv came with the first test flight between Sofia-Plovdiv-Yambol and Burgas early in 1928.
- The closest airport to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of PDV.
- The new passenger terminal building was officially opened on 1 July 2009.
- The airport was the setting for the climax of the 2012 American film The Expendables 2.
Facts about Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW):
- Because of Richard I. Bong Airport's relatively low elevation of 674 feet, planes can take off or land at Richard I. Bong 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.
- Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW) has 2 runways.
- The BONG non-directional beacon, 260 kHz, is located on field.
- The closest airport to Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW) is Duluth International Airport (DLH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of SUW.
- The furthest airport from Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.