Nonstop flight route between Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Pristina, Kosovo:
Departure Airport:
(37°47'13"N by 81°7'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°34'22"N by 21°2'8"E)
Distance from BKW to PRN:
5,045.61 miles (8,120.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), Beckley, West Virginia, United States and Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN), Pristina, Kosovo would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,046 miles (or 8,120 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari", 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 Raleigh County Memorial Airport and Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari". You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKW / KBKW |
| Airport Name: | Raleigh County Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Beckley, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°47'13"N by 81°7'27"W |
| Area Served: | Beckley, West Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Raleigh County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2504 feet (763 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKW |
| More Information: | BKW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRN / BKPR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pristina, Kosovo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'22"N by 21°2'8"E |
| Area Served: | Pristina |
| Operator/Owner: | Prishtina International Airport J.S.C. |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 1789 feet (545 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRN |
| More Information: | PRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW):
- The closest airport to Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Mercer County Airport (BLF), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of BKW.
- In 2005, the airport was the least busy airport with scheduled airline service in the United States, with 2,578 passengers using the facility that year.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,491 miles (18,494 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Beckley, a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN):
- In June 2006, Pristina International Airport was awarded the Best Airport 2006 Award by Airports Council International.
- Passengers who fly through Pristina International Airport have at their disposal all the services offered at other airports including 'duty free'.
- The closest airport to Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) is Skopje Airport (SKP), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SE of PRN.
- Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" handled 1,628,678 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari"", other names for PRN include "Pristina International Airport", "Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës "Adem Jashari"" and "Međunarodni Aerodrom Priština Adem Jašari".
- Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,553 miles (18,593 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- From 12 to 26 June 1999 there was a brief but tense stand-off between NATO and the Russian Kosovo Force in which Russian troops occupied the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.26 miles (55.13 km) S | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 39.86 miles (64.14 km) E | Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 48.00 miles (77.25 km) NNW | Yeager Airport (CRW) | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 51.13 miles (82.28 km) SSE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 56.08 miles (90.25 km) SE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 70.54 miles (113.52 km) ESE | Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 86.35 miles (138.97 km) WNW | Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 8 | 87.70 miles (141.14 km) WNW | Tri-State Airport (HTS) | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) SSW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 94.92 miles (152.75 km) SW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 108.10 miles (173.97 km) S | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 108.97 miles (175.37 km) N | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 110.06 miles (177.13 km) ESE | Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 114.95 miles (184.99 km) SW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 15 | 114.99 miles (185.05 km) NNE | North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,491.43 miles (18,493.61 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,469.26 miles (18,457.94 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,446.43 miles (18,421.20 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,443.47 miles (18,416.44 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,413.40 miles (18,368.04 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,398.50 miles (18,344.07 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,389.07 miles (18,328.88 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,378.19 miles (18,311.38 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,367.19 miles (18,293.67 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,348.58 miles (18,263.72 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,333.90 miles (18,240.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,305.48 miles (18,194.36 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,287.23 miles (18,164.99 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,281.52 miles (18,155.81 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,248.11 miles (18,102.03 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.96 miles (83.62 km) SE | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 2 | 62.37 miles (100.38 km) WNW | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 3 | 67.08 miles (107.95 km) NE | Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) | Niš, Serbia | |
| 4 | 92.11 miles (148.23 km) W | Podgorica Airport (TGD) | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro | |
| 5 | 97.41 miles (156.77 km) S | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 6 | 98.74 miles (158.91 km) WNW | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| 7 | 104.71 miles (168.51 km) SW | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 8 | 113.72 miles (183.01 km) NW | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| 9 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) W | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro | |
| 10 | 120.89 miles (194.55 km) E | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 140.82 miles (226.63 km) W | Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia | |
| 12 | 147.48 miles (237.34 km) S | Kastoria National Airport (KSO) | Kastoria, Greece | |
| 13 | 159.44 miles (256.59 km) NNW | Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| 14 | 161.35 miles (259.66 km) WNW | Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 15 | 163.40 miles (262.97 km) SSE | Kozani National Airport (KZI) | Kozani, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,553.13 miles (18,592.92 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,201.85 miles (18,027.59 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,163.51 miles (17,965.88 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,129.62 miles (17,911.35 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,128.13 miles (17,908.95 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,116.20 miles (17,889.75 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,107.50 miles (17,875.75 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,104.17 miles (17,870.39 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,094.30 miles (17,854.51 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,091.55 miles (17,850.07 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,086.93 miles (17,842.64 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,079.44 miles (17,830.58 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,065.39 miles (17,807.97 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,048.11 miles (17,780.16 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,047.02 miles (17,778.42 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |