Nonstop flight route between Ardabil, Iran and Covilhã, Portugal:
Departure Airport:
(38°19'32"N by 48°25'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°15'52"N by 7°28'48"W)
Distance from ADU to COV:
2,941.73 miles (4,734.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ardabil Airport (ADU), Ardabil, Iran and Covilhã Airport (COV), Covilhã, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,942 miles (or 4,734 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 Ardabil Airport and Covilhã 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 Ardabil Airport and Covilhã Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADU / OITL |
| Airport Name: | Ardabil Airport |
| Location: | Ardabil, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'32"N by 48°25'27"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4315 feet (1,315 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADU |
| More Information: | ADU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COV / LPCV |
| Airport Name: | Covilhã Airport |
| Location: | Covilhã, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'52"N by 7°28'48"W |
| Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COV |
| More Information: | COV Maps & Info |
Facts about Ardabil Airport (ADU):
- The closest airport to Ardabil Airport (ADU) is Lankaran International Airport (LLK), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) NE of ADU.
- The furthest airport from Ardabil Airport (ADU) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,366 miles (18,291 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Ardabil Airport's high elevation of 4,315 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ADU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ADU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ardabil Airport (ADU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Covilhã Airport (COV):
- The furthest airport from Covilhã Airport (COV) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Covilhã Airport (meaning Covilhã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Covilhã Airport (COV) is Coimbra Airport (CBP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of COV.
- Covilhã Airport (COV) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.36 miles (58.51 km) NE | Lankaran International Airport (LLK) | Lankaran, Azerbaijan |     |
| 2 | 119.55 miles (192.40 km) W | Tabriz International Airport (TBZ) | Tabriz, Iran | |
| 3 | 171.48 miles (275.96 km) NNE | Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
| 4 | 200.94 miles (323.37 km) NNW | Ganja International Airport (KVD) | Ganja, Azerbaijan | |
| 5 | 238.92 miles (384.50 km) S | Hamadan Airport (HDM) | Hamadan, Iran | |
| 6 | 242.04 miles (389.52 km) SE | Mehrabad Airport (THR) | Tehran, Iran | |
| 7 | 242.21 miles (389.80 km) NNW | Zaqatala International Airport (ZTU) | Zaqatala, Azerbaijan | |
| 8 | 244.17 miles (392.95 km) ESE | Bishe Kola Air Base (BSM) | Amol, Iran | |
| 9 | 249.59 miles (401.68 km) WNW | Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) | Yerevan, Armenia | |
| 10 | 251.26 miles (404.37 km) SE | Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) | Tehran, Iran | |
| 11 | 256.83 miles (413.33 km) SW | Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) | Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq | |
| 12 | 273.16 miles (439.61 km) ENE | Turkmenbashi International Airport (KRW) | Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan | |
| 13 | 275.87 miles (443.97 km) W | Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) | Van, Turkey | |
| 14 | 283.85 miles (456.81 km) SSW | Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH) | Kermanshah, Iran | |
| 15 | 284.49 miles (457.84 km) WSW | Erbil International Airport (EBL) | Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,365.76 miles (18,291.38 km) SSE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,154.30 miles (17,951.07 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,052.19 miles (17,786.73 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,014.58 miles (17,726.20 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,942.04 miles (17,609.46 km) WSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,927.90 miles (17,586.71 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,831.91 miles (17,432.23 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,781.97 miles (17,351.86 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,765.94 miles (17,326.06 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,761.14 miles (17,318.33 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,760.53 miles (17,317.36 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,676.40 miles (17,181.95 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,635.62 miles (17,116.33 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,626.25 miles (17,101.25 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,624.06 miles (17,097.73 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.77 miles (84.93 km) W | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 2 | 71.09 miles (114.41 km) N | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 3 | 91.82 miles (147.78 km) NW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 4 | 101.16 miles (162.80 km) SSE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 5 | 104.32 miles (167.89 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 6 | 114.10 miles (183.63 km) ENE | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 7 | 117.12 miles (188.49 km) NNE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 8 | 135.57 miles (218.17 km) SW | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 9 | 148.24 miles (238.57 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 10 | 152.96 miles (246.16 km) S | Beja Airport (BYJ) | Beja, Portugal | |
| 11 | 169.42 miles (272.65 km) NE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 12 | 186.32 miles (299.86 km) NNE | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 13 | 188.14 miles (302.79 km) NNW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 14 | 206.79 miles (332.80 km) E | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 15 | 210.75 miles (339.17 km) ESE | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,390.18 miles (19,940.01 km) SSW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,372.49 miles (19,911.55 km) SSW | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,356.51 miles (19,885.83 km) SSW | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,325.10 miles (19,835.28 km) SW | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,323.84 miles (19,833.24 km) SSE | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,313.00 miles (19,815.81 km) SW | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,302.78 miles (19,799.36 km) W | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,299.90 miles (19,794.73 km) WSW | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,296.53 miles (19,789.29 km) WSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,277.33 miles (19,758.40 km) SSW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,273.55 miles (19,752.31 km) W | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,270.08 miles (19,746.72 km) SSE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,266.32 miles (19,740.67 km) WSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,249.89 miles (19,714.24 km) SSE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,219.54 miles (19,665.39 km) WSW | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |