Nonstop flight route between Frederick, Maryland, United States and Bălţi, Moldova:
Departure Airport:
(39°25'2"N by 77°22'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(47°50'35"N by 27°46'37"E)
Distance from FDK to BZY:
4,865.30 miles (7,829.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK), Frederick, Maryland, United States and Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY), Bălţi, Moldova would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,865 miles (or 7,830 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 Frederick Municipal Airport and Bălți-Leadoveni International 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 Frederick Municipal Airport and Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FDK / KFDK |
| Airport Name: | Frederick Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Frederick, Maryland, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'2"N by 77°22'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Frederick |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 303 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FDK |
| More Information: | FDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BZY / LUBL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bălţi, Moldova |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°50'35"N by 27°46'37"E |
| Area Served: | Bălți, Moldova |
| Operator/Owner: | S.A. Aeroservice |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 758 feet (231 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZY |
| More Information: | BZY Maps & Info |
Facts about Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK):
- Because of Frederick Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 303 feet, planes can take off or land at Frederick Municipal 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.
- Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,649 miles (18,748 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Frederick Municipal Airport was constructed starting on 26 March 1946.
- The closest airport to Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) is Montgomery County Airpark (GAI), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) SSE of FDK.
- In October 2010, Frederick Municipal Airport received 4.8 million dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to build and staff a control tower at the airport.
- On May 11, 2005, a single engine Cessna that flew into restricted air space around Washington, D.C.
Facts about Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY):
- Since the 1980s, Bălți International Airport became the most important airport in the north of Moldova.
- The closest airport to Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) is Iași International Airport (IAS), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of BZY.
- In addition to being known as "Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport", another name for BZY is "Aeroportul Internațional Leadoveni".
- Bălți International Airport used to be a home base for Tu-134 and Tu-154 passenger jets.
- Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,243 miles (18,093 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- As Moldova was experiencing economic crisis in the 1990s, the re-construction and modernization plans of the airport, as well as the whole aviation industry, were put on hold.
- Because of Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport's relatively low elevation of 758 feet, planes can take off or land at Bălți-Leadoveni 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.
- Important development perspectives appear for Bălți International Airport also in the cargo field, which would generate economic growth for the whole northern region of Moldova, but even possibly for the neighboring regions of Ukraine and Romania.
- One third of all passengers on the daily route Chișinău-Frankfurt am Main come from Bălți and the northern districts of Moldova.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.51 miles (33.01 km) SSE | Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States |     |
| 2 | 25.42 miles (40.90 km) SSW | Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 27.50 miles (44.25 km) NW | Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | |
| 4 | 29.73 miles (47.85 km) N | Gettysburg Regional Airport (GTY) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 32.60 miles (52.46 km) W | Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 32.97 miles (53.07 km) S | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) | Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 38.70 miles (62.28 km) SE | College Park Airport (CGS) | College Park, Maryland, United States | |
| 8 | 40.12 miles (64.57 km) SE | Tipton Airport (FME) | Odenton, Maryland, United States | |
| 9 | 41.30 miles (66.46 km) ESE | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) | between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States | |
| 10 | 43.02 miles (69.24 km) SSE | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States | |
| 11 | 43.61 miles (70.18 km) NE | York Airport (THV) | York, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 44.11 miles (70.99 km) SSE | Bolling Air Force Base (BOF) | Washington, D.C., United States | |
| 13 | 45.31 miles (72.92 km) WSW | Winchester Regional Airport (WGO) | Winchester, Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 48.69 miles (78.36 km) S | Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 48.69 miles (78.36 km) S | Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,649.41 miles (18,747.86 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,625.84 miles (18,709.94 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,610.22 miles (18,684.79 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,600.80 miles (18,669.64 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,551.10 miles (18,589.66 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,547.02 miles (18,583.08 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,539.35 miles (18,570.74 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,528.68 miles (18,553.57 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,515.44 miles (18,532.26 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,493.45 miles (18,496.86 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,430.57 miles (18,395.68 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,398.43 miles (18,343.95 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,387.49 miles (18,326.35 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,381.75 miles (18,317.10 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,307.90 miles (18,198.26 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.47 miles (74.79 km) S | Iași International Airport (IAS) | Iași, Romania | |
| 2 | 66.96 miles (107.76 km) W | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 3 | 83.13 miles (133.79 km) SE | Chișinău International Airport (KIV) | Chişinău, Moldova | |
| 4 | 87.79 miles (141.28 km) WNW | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 99.95 miles (160.85 km) SSW | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 6 | 149.93 miles (241.29 km) NW | Ternopil (TNL) | Ternopil, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 159.07 miles (256.00 km) WNW | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 167.80 miles (270.05 km) SE | Odesa International Airport (ODS) | Odessa, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 173.28 miles (278.86 km) NNE | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 184.42 miles (296.80 km) WSW | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 11 | 200.64 miles (322.90 km) W | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 12 | 201.03 miles (323.52 km) ESE | International Airport Mykolaiv (Nikolaev Airport) (NLV) | Mykolaiv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 205.08 miles (330.05 km) WSW | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 14 | 214.16 miles (344.65 km) NNE | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 220.69 miles (355.17 km) NW | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,242.55 miles (18,093.08 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,821.45 miles (17,415.39 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,800.36 miles (17,381.45 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,794.25 miles (17,371.62 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,772.06 miles (17,335.91 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,767.09 miles (17,327.91 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,762.22 miles (17,320.07 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,745.04 miles (17,292.42 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,744.24 miles (17,291.13 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,738.07 miles (17,281.21 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,732.70 miles (17,272.56 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,729.70 miles (17,267.73 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,725.16 miles (17,260.43 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,724.03 miles (17,258.61 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,703.02 miles (17,224.80 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |