Nonstop flight route between East Farmingdale, New York, United States and Plovdiv, Bulgaria:
Departure Airport:
(40°43'44"N by 73°24'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°4'4"N by 24°51'52"E)
Distance from FRG to PDV:
4,776.75 miles (7,687.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Republic Airport (FRG), East Farmingdale, New York, United States and Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,777 miles (or 7,687 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 Republic Airport and Plovdiv 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 Republic Airport and Plovdiv Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRG / KFRG |
| Airport Name: | Republic Airport |
| Location: | East Farmingdale, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°43'44"N by 73°24'47"W |
| Area Served: | Long Island |
| Operator/Owner: | New York State Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRG |
| More Information: | FRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDV / LBPD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'4"N by 24°51'52"E |
| Area Served: | Plovdiv |
| Operator/Owner: | Letishte Plovdiv EAD |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 597 feet (182 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDV |
| More Information: | PDV Maps & Info |
Facts about Republic Airport (FRG):
- The airport was once served by scheduled passenger air service on Cosmopolitan Airlines in the 1980s,Provincetown-Boston Airlines in the 1980s and Northwest Airlink in the 1990s.
- The Long Island Republic Airport Historical Society, formed in 1984,and chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York in 1987, maintains sixteen photographic exhibits illustrating the history of aviation, and historical archives, on the first floor of the Republic Airport terminal building behind the FAA tower on the east side of Route 110.
- Republic Airport (FRG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Republic Airport (FRG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,775 miles (18,949 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Republic Airport (FRG) is Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of FRG.
- Republic Airport was developed by Sherman Fairchild as the Fairchild Flying Field in East Farmingdale on Long Island, NY in late 1927 as his flying field and airplane factory on Motor Avenue in South Farmingdale was inadequate to support the mass production of his FC-2 and Model 71 airplanes.
- Because of Republic Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at Republic 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 Plovdiv Airport (PDV):
- Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
- On the west side of the airport is located 24th Helicopter Air Base of the Bulgarian Air Force, with Eurocopter AS 532, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-17 and Bell 206 units.
- The beginning of civil aviation at Plovdiv came with the first test flight between Sofia-Plovdiv-Yambol and Burgas early in 1928.
- Plovdiv Airport handled 8,752 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Plovdiv Airport", other names for PDV include "Krumovo Airport" and "Летище Пловдив".
- The furthest airport from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,355 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Plovdiv Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Plovdiv 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.
- On 2 May 1962 the airport operations moved to the Graf Ignatievo Airbase north of the city.
- The closest airport to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of PDV.
- On 18 December 1982 the first aircraft TU-134 arrived, a charter flight from Amsterdam, the beginning of a new era for Plovdiv Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.01 miles (27.38 km) ENE | Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP) | Long Island, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 17.01 miles (27.38 km) ENE | Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) | Islip, New York, United States | |
| 3 | 20.12 miles (32.38 km) WSW | John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 4 | 22.26 miles (35.82 km) W | Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) | Flushing, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 24.27 miles (39.06 km) W | LaGuardia Airport (LGA) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 6 | 27.96 miles (44.99 km) NNW | Westchester County Airport (HPN) | White Plains, New York, United States | |
| 7 | 29.26 miles (47.09 km) W | East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) | New York City, United States | |
| 8 | 29.29 miles (47.14 km) W | New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 9 | 29.30 miles (47.16 km) ENE | Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) | Shirley, New York, United States | |
| 10 | 31.12 miles (50.08 km) W | West 30th Street Heliport (JRA) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 11 | 31.24 miles (50.28 km) W | Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 12 | 33.55 miles (54.00 km) NNE | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | |
| 13 | 34.89 miles (56.15 km) WNW | Teterboro Airport (TEB) | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 34.94 miles (56.23 km) ENE | Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO) | Calverton, New York, United States | |
| 15 | 39.64 miles (63.79 km) W | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) | Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,774.54 miles (18,949.24 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,750.53 miles (18,910.60 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,749.29 miles (18,908.60 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,724.00 miles (18,867.90 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,706.42 miles (18,839.62 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,658.91 miles (18,763.14 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,655.86 miles (18,758.25 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,648.63 miles (18,746.61 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,636.98 miles (18,727.86 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,574.26 miles (18,626.92 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,493.27 miles (18,496.59 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,479.10 miles (18,473.77 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,469.35 miles (18,458.09 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,450.70 miles (18,428.06 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,436.01 miles (18,404.43 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.75 miles (60.75 km) E | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 2 | 45.74 miles (73.60 km) ENE | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 80.62 miles (129.75 km) ENE | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 80.77 miles (129.99 km) S | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 5 | 86.04 miles (138.47 km) WNW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 86.41 miles (139.06 km) NNE | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 101.02 miles (162.58 km) SE | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 8 | 127.60 miles (205.36 km) NNE | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 9 | 139.42 miles (224.37 km) SSE | Gökçeada Airport (GKD) | Gökçeada, Turkey | |
| 10 | 139.79 miles (224.96 km) ENE | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 145.27 miles (233.79 km) SW | Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| 12 | 149.86 miles (241.17 km) S | Lemnos International Airport (LXS) | Lemnos, Greece | |
| 13 | 156.19 miles (251.36 km) SSE | Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) | Çanakkale, Turkey | |
| 14 | 163.07 miles (262.43 km) NNW | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 15 | 166.36 miles (267.74 km) W | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,354.64 miles (18,273.47 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,062.71 miles (17,803.67 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,033.83 miles (17,757.19 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,008.07 miles (17,715.72 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,969.84 miles (17,654.20 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 10,967.64 miles (17,650.67 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,936.81 miles (17,601.05 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,930.12 miles (17,590.28 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,918.81 miles (17,572.08 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,916.02 miles (17,567.59 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 10,912.56 miles (17,562.01 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,910.57 miles (17,558.82 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,896.26 miles (17,535.79 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,894.18 miles (17,532.45 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,893.87 miles (17,531.94 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |