Nonstop flight route between Belgrade, Serbia and Louisville, Kentucky, United States:
Departure Airport:
(44°49'9"N by 20°18'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W)
Distance from BEG to SDF:
5,088.57 miles (8,189.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), Belgrade, Serbia and Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,089 miles (or 8,189 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEG / LYBE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Belgrade, Serbia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°49'9"N by 20°18'24"E |
| Area Served: | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom “Beograd - Nikola Tesla” P.E. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 336 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEG |
| More Information: | BEG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDF / KSDF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
| Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
| More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG):
- During the first years of the development of postwar Belgrade, construction of the modern airport became a social and economic priority.
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- With a change in government and international sentiment, normal air traffic resumed in 2001.
- The Air Traffic Services Agency has announced that it will finance the construction of a new control tower at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2012, construction work on the expansion and overhaul of the C platform began.
- In addition to being known as "Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport", other names for BEG include "Аеродром Београд - Никола Тесла" and "Aerodrom Beograd - Nikola Tesla".
- In August 2007, the airport management announced that within the next 4 years Terminal 2 gates will be expanded as well as parking spaces for aircraft.
- 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
- Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville 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.
- In addition to commercial air traffic there is a significant amount of general aviation activity at Louisville International Airport, for business travel and other purposes.
- The 1980s brought plans for a new terminal, the Louisville Airport Improvement plan.
- UPS Airlines is currently the airport's largest operator.
- The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is home to Worldport, the worldwide hub of UPS.
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.36 miles (13.46 km) NNW | Batajnica Airbase (BJY) | Batajnica, Serbia |     |
| 2 | 45.42 miles (73.10 km) NNW | Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) | Novi Sad, Serbia | |
| 3 | 70.37 miles (113.24 km) SSW | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| 4 | 81.68 miles (131.46 km) WSW | Tuzla International Airport (TZL) | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 5 | 84.82 miles (136.50 km) NE | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 6 | 85.42 miles (137.46 km) WNW | Osijek Airport (OSI) | Osijek, Croatia | |
| 7 | 103.52 miles (166.61 km) ENE | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 8 | 104.56 miles (168.27 km) NNE | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 9 | 119.41 miles (192.17 km) SW | Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 10 | 127.99 miles (205.97 km) SE | Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) | Niš, Serbia | |
| 11 | 129.19 miles (207.92 km) SSW | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| 12 | 138.62 miles (223.08 km) S | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 13 | 147.57 miles (237.49 km) W | Banja Luka International Airport (BNX) | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 14 | 159.44 miles (256.59 km) SSE | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 15 | 161.88 miles (260.52 km) SW | Mostar International Airport (OMO) | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,606.58 miles (18,678.93 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,214.41 miles (18,047.79 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,185.64 miles (18,001.51 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,165.22 miles (17,968.63 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,148.06 miles (17,941.02 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,139.28 miles (17,926.89 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,132.90 miles (17,916.63 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,132.01 miles (17,915.19 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,125.80 miles (17,905.20 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,116.98 miles (17,891.00 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,109.71 miles (17,879.29 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,097.03 miles (17,858.90 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,096.77 miles (17,858.48 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,091.37 miles (17,849.79 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,076.97 miles (17,826.62 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.43 miles (8.74 km) NE | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 2 | 22.49 miles (36.19 km) SW | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 28.00 miles (45.06 km) SSE | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 35.25 miles (56.73 km) SSW | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 43.06 miles (69.30 km) NNE | Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) | Madison, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 45.10 miles (72.58 km) E | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 7 | 52.68 miles (84.79 km) N | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 53.92 miles (86.78 km) WNW | French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH) | French Lick, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 59.88 miles (96.36 km) NW | Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR) | Bedford, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 62.20 miles (100.10 km) E | Blue Grass Airport (LEX) | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 66.28 miles (106.67 km) W | Huntingburg Airport (HNB) | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 75.65 miles (121.75 km) N | Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) | Columbus, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 79.83 miles (128.48 km) S | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 82.25 miles (132.37 km) NW | Monroe County Airport (BMG) | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 83.53 miles (134.44 km) WSW | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,239.33 miles (18,087.91 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,217.32 miles (18,052.47 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,194.74 miles (18,016.14 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,190.96 miles (18,010.06 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,164.23 miles (17,967.04 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,148.82 miles (17,942.25 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,139.65 miles (17,927.48 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,134.54 miles (17,919.26 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,114.83 miles (17,887.54 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,096.63 miles (17,858.25 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,096.11 miles (17,857.42 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,074.20 miles (17,822.15 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,045.47 miles (17,775.92 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,043.48 miles (17,772.71 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,027.71 miles (17,747.34 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |