Nonstop flight route between Baia Mare, Romania and Upington, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(47°39'29"N by 23°27'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E)
Distance from BAY to UTN:
5,256.99 miles (8,460.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baia Mare Airport (BAY), Baia Mare, Romania and Upington Airport (UTN), Upington, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,257 miles (or 8,460 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 Baia Mare Airport and Upington 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 Baia Mare Airport and Upington Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAY / LRBM |
| Airport Name: | Baia Mare Airport |
| Location: | Baia Mare, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°39'29"N by 23°27'59"E |
| Area Served: | Baia Mare, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Maramureş County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 605 feet (184 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAY |
| More Information: | BAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UTN / FAUP |
| Airport Name: | Upington Airport |
| Location: | Upington, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°24'3"S by 21°15'34"E |
| Area Served: | Upington, Northern Cape |
| Airport Type: | Public (International for Cargo only) |
| Elevation: | 2791 feet (851 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTN |
| More Information: | UTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Baia Mare Airport (BAY):
- Because of Baia Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Baia Mare 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.
- Baia Mare Airport handled 16,798 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,443 miles (18,416 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Baia Mare Airport (BAY) is Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of BAY.
- Baia Mare Airport (BAY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Upington Airport (UTN):
- Upington Airport is an airport located in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa.
- With the fall of the Portuguese regime in Angola, South African Airways lost its landing rights in Luanda.
- Upington Airport (UTN) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Upington Airport (UTN) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Upington Airport (meaning Upington Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Upington Airport (UTN) is Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of UTN.
- From August 1976 to December 1996, South African Airways made use of Upington as a refuelling station for two weekly scheduled Boeing 747 flights to London and Zurich.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.20 miles (43.77 km) W | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania |     |
| 2 | 61.22 miles (98.52 km) S | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 3 | 85.29 miles (137.26 km) WSW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 4 | 87.07 miles (140.13 km) W | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 5 | 93.54 miles (150.53 km) SSE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 6 | 101.58 miles (163.48 km) NNE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 123.53 miles (198.79 km) ENE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 123.84 miles (199.30 km) NW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) WNW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 10 | 132.66 miles (213.49 km) SSE | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 11 | 134.36 miles (216.23 km) E | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 12 | 145.95 miles (234.88 km) SW | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 13 | 150.50 miles (242.21 km) N | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 162.67 miles (261.80 km) SW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 15 | 164.46 miles (264.68 km) NE | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,442.97 miles (18,415.63 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,018.62 miles (17,732.71 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,999.22 miles (17,701.49 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,994.63 miles (17,694.10 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,972.10 miles (17,657.84 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,967.67 miles (17,650.71 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,962.67 miles (17,642.66 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,944.73 miles (17,613.80 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,941.95 miles (17,609.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,936.56 miles (17,600.65 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,932.68 miles (17,594.40 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,930.34 miles (17,590.63 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,923.76 miles (17,580.04 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,922.76 miles (17,578.43 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,900.14 miles (17,542.03 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 146.66 miles (236.03 km) ENE | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 2 | 155.89 miles (250.89 km) W | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 3 | 160.04 miles (257.56 km) WSW | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 4 | 160.05 miles (257.58 km) WSW | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 5 | 214.34 miles (344.94 km) E | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 6 | 231.91 miles (373.22 km) WNW | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 7 | 266.79 miles (429.36 km) WSW | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 8 | 287.18 miles (462.18 km) W | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 9 | 306.36 miles (493.03 km) N | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 10 | 309.26 miles (497.71 km) E | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 11 | 318.65 miles (512.81 km) ENE | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 12 | 337.98 miles (543.92 km) NE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 13 | 352.72 miles (567.65 km) NE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 14 | 373.91 miles (601.74 km) ESE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) WNW | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,006.72 miles (19,322.89 km) N | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,991.30 miles (19,298.08 km) N | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,991.29 miles (19,298.07 km) N | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,984.18 miles (19,286.62 km) N | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,964.24 miles (19,254.54 km) N | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,956.91 miles (19,242.74 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,944.87 miles (19,223.35 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,944.77 miles (19,223.20 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,927.84 miles (19,195.94 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.50 miles (19,192.19 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,906.78 miles (19,162.06 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,898.77 miles (19,149.17 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,898.56 miles (19,148.83 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,884.17 miles (19,125.67 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |