Nonstop flight route between Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States and Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991):
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaufort County Airport (BFT), Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States and Pulkovo Airport (LED), Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,963 miles (or 7,987 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 Beaufort County Airport and Pulkovo 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 Beaufort County Airport and Pulkovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFT / KARW |
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Location: | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'43"N by 80°38'3"W |
Area Served: | Lady's Island |
Operator/Owner: | County of Beaufort |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFT |
More Information: | BFT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LED / ULLI |
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Location: | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°48'1"N by 30°15'44"E |
Area Served: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Operator/Owner: | Saint Petersburg City Administration |
Airport Type: | International |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LED |
More Information: | LED Maps & Info |
Facts about Beaufort County Airport (BFT):
- In addition to being known as "Beaufort County Airport", another name for BFT is "ARW".
- The closest airport to Beaufort County Airport (BFT) is Hilton Head Airport (HHH), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of BFT.
- There is currently no scheduled passenger service to Beaufort County.
- Beaufort County Airport (BFT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Beaufort County Airport covers an area of 110 acres at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Beaufort County Airport (BFT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Beaufort County Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Beaufort County 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.
Facts about Pulkovo Airport (LED):
- In addition to being known as "Pulkovo Airport", another name for LED is "Аэропо́рт Пу́лково".
- Pulkovo Airport (LED) has 2 runways.
- Pulkovo Airport handled 12,854,366 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,868 miles (17,491 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Pulkovo Airport is an international airport serving Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- The closest airport to Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Rzhevka Airport (RVH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of LED.
- Because of Pulkovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Pulkovo 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.
- As of 2013, Pulkovo is the 3rd busiest in Russia after Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports.
- Originally it was named Shosseynaya Airport, by the name of a nearby railroad station.