Nonstop flight route between Belgrade, Serbia and Lancaster, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), Belgrade, Serbia and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,357 miles (or 10,231 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 General Wm. J. Fox Airfield, 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 General Wm. J. Fox Airfield. 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):

• Constant traffic increase and the appearance of passenger jet planes demanded a significant airport enlargement.
• 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.
• 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 runway, which is now CAT IIIb, was upgraded in October 2005, as part of a large renovation project.
• 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 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.
• In 2012, construction work on the expansion and overhaul of the C platform began.
• Civil transport by Air Force cargo planes via this airport was renewed at the end of 1945.
• A countrywide petition was signed to have the name of the airport changed to Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport.
• The airport is situated 12 km west, of central Belgrade, in the Surčin Municipality, surrounded by Syrmia's fertile lowlands.
• 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 February 2012 construction work on the modernization and expansion of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport began.

Facts about General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF):

• The closest airport to General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of WJF.
• General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) currently has only 1 runway.
• On August 13, 2009, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter made a hard landing at the airfield during a training exercise.
• The furthest airport from General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,432 miles (18,399 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.