Nonstop flight route between Charleston, West Virginia, United States and Sliač, Slovakia:
Departure Airport:
(38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°38'17"N by 19°8'3"E)
Distance from CRW to SLD:
4,720.01 miles (7,596.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yeager Airport (CRW), Charleston, West Virginia, United States and Sliač Airport (SLD), Sliač, Slovakia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,720 miles (or 7,596 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 Yeager Airport and Sliač 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 Yeager Airport and Sliač Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRW / KCRW |
| Airport Name: | Yeager Airport |
| Location: | Charleston, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°22'32"N by 81°35'35"W |
| Area Served: | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 981 feet (299 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRW |
| More Information: | CRW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLD / LZSL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sliač, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°38'17"N by 19°8'3"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Sliač a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 1043 feet (318 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLD |
| More Information: | SLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Yeager Airport (CRW):
- On February 27, 2008 Yeager's Governing Board voted to close the secondary runway, Rwy 15/33, to allow construction of two new hangars and ramp space for four more C-130s to be based at the Air National Guard facility.
- Federal Aviation Administration records show 264,818 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2010, an increase of 11.2% from the 238,190 enplanements in 2009.
- Yeager Airport is a public airport three miles east of downtown Charleston, in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
- Because of Yeager Airport's relatively low elevation of 981 feet, planes can take off or land at Yeager 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.
- Yeager Airport (CRW) has 2 runways.
- On July 13, 2009 Southwest Airlines Flight 2294 from Nashville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport was forced to divert to Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia after a hole formed on the top of the plane's fuselage near the tail resulting in depressurization of the cabin and deployment of the oxygen masks.
- The closest airport to Yeager Airport (CRW) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SSE of CRW.
- Runway 5/23's heading is 235°.
- The furthest airport from Yeager Airport (CRW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Sliač Airport (SLD):
- The closest airport to Sliač Airport (SLD) is Žilina Airport (ILZ), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NNW of SLD.
- The furthest airport from Sliač Airport (SLD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,622 miles (18,704 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sliač Airport", another name for SLD is "Letisko Sliač".
- Sliač Airport (SLD) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.00 miles (77.25 km) SSE | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) | Beckley, West Virginia, United States |     |
| 2 | 48.90 miles (78.70 km) W | Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) | Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 52.31 miles (84.18 km) W | Tri-State Airport (HTS) | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 67.16 miles (108.09 km) NNW | Ohio University Airport Gordon K. Bush Airport (ATO) | Athens/Albany, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 67.47 miles (108.58 km) N | Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB) | Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 74.08 miles (119.22 km) ESE | Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 74.94 miles (120.61 km) WNW | Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (PMH) | Portsmouth, Ohio, United States | |
| 8 | 77.53 miles (124.77 km) SSE | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 97.18 miles (156.40 km) NE | North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 99.09 miles (159.47 km) SSE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 103.45 miles (166.48 km) SE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 108.75 miles (175.01 km) SSW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 109.56 miles (176.32 km) N | Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | |
| 14 | 114.25 miles (183.86 km) SE | Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 119.14 miles (191.73 km) SSW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,457.83 miles (18,439.54 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,435.34 miles (18,403.36 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,412.06 miles (18,365.89 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,411.42 miles (18,364.85 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,376.23 miles (18,308.22 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,361.77 miles (18,284.96 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,352.13 miles (18,269.43 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,337.90 miles (18,246.54 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,337.80 miles (18,246.37 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,316.33 miles (18,211.82 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,291.46 miles (18,171.80 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,261.63 miles (18,123.80 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,246.28 miles (18,099.09 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,239.36 miles (18,087.95 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,202.52 miles (18,028.66 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.32 miles (76.16 km) NNW | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 2 | 58.63 miles (94.36 km) ENE | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 3 | 59.62 miles (95.95 km) W | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 4 | 81.67 miles (131.43 km) WNW | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 83.03 miles (133.62 km) S | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 6 | 83.47 miles (134.33 km) ESE | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 7 | 86.49 miles (139.20 km) NNW | Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 8 | 93.88 miles (151.08 km) WSW | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 96.19 miles (154.80 km) E | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 10 | 103.69 miles (166.88 km) NNE | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 11 | 116.36 miles (187.26 km) WNW | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 12 | 123.21 miles (198.29 km) WSW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 13 | 126.89 miles (204.20 km) N | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 14 | 139.38 miles (224.31 km) SE | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 15 | 163.18 miles (262.60 km) SW | Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) | Sármellék, Hungary | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,622.21 miles (18,704.09 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,181.03 miles (17,994.07 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,175.69 miles (17,985.48 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,169.48 miles (17,975.49 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,152.08 miles (17,947.49 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,149.99 miles (17,944.13 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,144.76 miles (17,935.70 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,135.91 miles (17,921.46 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,120.32 miles (17,896.37 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,117.30 miles (17,891.52 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,110.21 miles (17,880.11 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,105.26 miles (17,872.14 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,103.82 miles (17,869.81 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,098.65 miles (17,861.51 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,094.06 miles (17,854.11 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |