Nonstop flight route between Bucharest, Romania and Charleston, West Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(44°30'12"N by 26°6'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W)
Distance from BBU to CRW:
5,155.81 miles (8,297.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), Bucharest, Romania and Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,156 miles (or 8,297 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 Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and Yeager 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 Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport and Yeager Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBU / LRBS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bucharest, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°30'12"N by 26°6'12"E |
| Area Served: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Compania Naţională Aeroporturi Bucureşti S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBU |
| More Information: | BBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRW / KCRW |
| Airport Name: | Yeager Airport |
| Location: | Charleston, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W |
| Area Served: | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRW |
| More Information: | CRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU):
- An extension of the Bucharest Metro system to Aurel Vlaicu International, as Metro Line M6, which will link it to the Main Train Station and the larger Henri Coandă International Airport, was approved in June 2006 and is currently in its planning stage.
- The furthest airport from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,321 miles (18,219 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport", another name for BBU is "Aeroportul Internaţional Bucureşti Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu".
- The closest airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) is Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) N of BBU.
- In March 2012, Băneasa was converted into an airport 100% dedicated to business air traffic.
- The first flights in the Băneasa area took place in 1909 and they were carried out by the French pilot and aviation pioneer Louis Blériot.
- Because of Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu 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.
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport handled 6,036 passengers last year.
- Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Yeager Airport (CRW):
- The furthest airport from Yeager Airport (CRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Yeager Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeager 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.
- On July 28, 2010 a United Airlines Boeing 757 from Washington Dulles to San Diego was forced to divert to Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia after smoke was detected in a restroom.
- Yeager Airport (CRW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Yeager Airport (CRW) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSE of CRW.
- On January 19, 2010 PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 N246PS on flight 2495 to Charlotte, North Carolina on behalf of US Airways with 30 passengers and 3 crew, overran the runway following a rejected take-off at 16:13 local time.
- The city started construction in 1944.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.75 miles (7.65 km) N | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania |     |
| 2 | 55.92 miles (89.99 km) S | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 95.43 miles (153.59 km) SSW | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 110.07 miles (177.14 km) W | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 5 | 118.06 miles (189.99 km) E | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 6 | 122.76 miles (197.57 km) SE | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 132.36 miles (213.01 km) NW | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 8 | 142.11 miles (228.71 km) S | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 9 | 144.82 miles (233.06 km) NNE | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 10 | 148.67 miles (239.26 km) S | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 151.13 miles (243.23 km) SSE | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 12 | 158.51 miles (255.09 km) NNW | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 13 | 176.54 miles (284.11 km) S | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 14 | 179.46 miles (288.81 km) SSW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 15 | 183.84 miles (295.86 km) SW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,320.98 miles (18,219.31 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,936.60 miles (17,600.71 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,905.04 miles (17,549.91 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,904.54 miles (17,549.12 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,880.73 miles (17,510.80 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,864.48 miles (17,484.65 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,862.46 miles (17,481.40 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,858.15 miles (17,474.45 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 10,847.83 miles (17,457.85 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,847.40 miles (17,457.15 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,845.79 miles (17,454.57 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,838.89 miles (17,443.46 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,826.42 miles (17,423.38 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,819.80 miles (17,412.74 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,811.39 miles (17,399.20 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.00 miles (77.25 km) SSE | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) | Beckley, West Virginia, United States | |
| 2 | 48.90 miles (78.70 km) W | Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 52.31 miles (84.18 km) W | Tri-State Airport (HTS) | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 67.16 miles (108.09 km) NNW | Ohio University Airport Gordon K. Bush Airport (ATO) | Athens/Albany, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 67.47 miles (108.58 km) N | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 74.08 miles (119.22 km) ESE | Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 74.94 miles (120.61 km) WNW | Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH) | Portsmouth, Ohio, United States | |
| 8 | 77.53 miles (124.77 km) SSE | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 97.18 miles (156.40 km) NE | North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 99.09 miles (159.47 km) SSE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 103.45 miles (166.48 km) SE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 108.75 miles (175.01 km) SSW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 109.56 miles (176.32 km) N | Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | |
| 14 | 114.25 miles (183.86 km) SE | Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 119.14 miles (191.73 km) SSW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,457.83 miles (18,439.54 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,435.34 miles (18,403.36 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,412.06 miles (18,365.89 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,411.42 miles (18,364.85 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,376.23 miles (18,308.22 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,361.77 miles (18,284.96 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,352.13 miles (18,269.43 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,337.90 miles (18,246.54 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,337.80 miles (18,246.37 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,316.33 miles (18,211.82 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,291.46 miles (18,171.80 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,261.63 miles (18,123.80 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,246.28 miles (18,099.09 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,239.36 miles (18,087.95 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,202.52 miles (18,028.66 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |