Nonstop flight route between Belgrade, Serbia and Gustavus, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), Belgrade, Serbia and Gustavus Airport (GST), Gustavus, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,172 miles (or 8,324 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 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport and Gustavus 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 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport and Gustavus Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG):

• The runway, which is now CAT IIIb, was upgraded in October 2005, as part of a large renovation project.
• During that period a 3,000 m long runway was built with the parallel taxiway and concrete aprons for sixteen planes.
• The new location for the airport was on the Surčin plateau 12 km from Belgrade's city center.
• In February 2011 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport shares began trading on the Belgrade Stock Exchange.
• In addition to being known as "Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport", other names for BEG include "Аеродром Београд - Никола Тесла" and "Aerodrom Beograd - Nikola Tesla".
• The furthest airport from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,607 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2012, construction work on the expansion and overhaul of the C platform began.
• Because of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Belgrade Nikola Tesla 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.
• The closest airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) is Batajnica Airbase (BJY), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of BEG.
• With a change in government and international sentiment, normal air traffic resumed in 2001.
• The national flag carrier and largest airline of Serbia, Air Serbia, uses Belgrade Nikola Tesla as their hub, it is also one of the operating bases for low cost airline Wizz Air.

Facts about Gustavus Airport (GST):

• The furthest airport from Gustavus Airport (GST) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Gustavus Airport (GST) is Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of GST.
• Gustavus Airport (GST) has 2 runways.
• Gustavus Airport covers an area of 1,821 acres at an elevation of 35 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Gustavus Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Gustavus 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.