Nonstop flight route between Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria and Francistown, Botswana:
Departure Airport:
(43°9'5"N by 25°42'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°9'33"S by 27°28'27"E)
Distance from GOZ to FRW:
4,444.87 miles (7,153.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ), Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria and Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW), Francistown, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,445 miles (or 7,153 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOZ / LBGO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°9'5"N by 25°42'46"E |
| Area Served: | Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| Operator/Owner: | State owned |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 280 feet (85 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOZ |
| More Information: | GOZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRW / FBFT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Francistown, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'33"S by 27°28'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Defence Force/Botswana CAA |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3283 feet (1,001 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRW |
| More Information: | FRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ):
- Because of Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport's relatively low elevation of 280 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorna Oryahovitsa 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.
- Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since the state intend to grant a concession for some of its airports, they are developing plans for "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport".
- The furthest airport from Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) is Ruse Airport (ROU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NNE of GOZ.
- In addition to being known as "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport", other names for GOZ include "Летище Горна Оряховица", "Letishte Gorna Oryahovitsa" and "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport".
- Although there are no scheduled flights to and from the airport, there is a small number of charters and business jets using it.
Facts about Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW):
- In 2011 the airport's ownership of the old terminal was transferred to the Botswana Defence Force and became a military airport, with civilian traffic moved to the new Francistown International Airport terminal to the west of the airport lands.
- Francistown is home to Botswana Defence Force Air Wing's Z3 Transport Squadron and Z12 Transport Squadron.
- In addition to being known as "Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base", another name for FRW is "FBFT [1]".
- The closest airport to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) NE of FRW.
- The furthest airport from Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (meaning Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,246 miles (19,707 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The estimated cost for all three expansion phases is expected to exceed P500 million, and will all be completed at the same time, around May 2010.
- However, currently the project is expected to miss its May deadline, after the airport in Gaborone also missed its deadline set date for May 10, 2010, with contractors at both sites struggling to finalise each stage of construction in time.
- Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.33 miles (66.52 km) NNE | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria |     |
| 2 | 53.61 miles (86.28 km) S | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 58.03 miles (93.39 km) SE | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 81.45 miles (131.08 km) S | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria | |
| 5 | 86.41 miles (139.06 km) SSW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 95.43 miles (153.59 km) NNE | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 7 | 99.72 miles (160.49 km) ESE | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 8 | 99.83 miles (160.65 km) N | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 9 | 106.54 miles (171.45 km) E | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 10 | 120.78 miles (194.38 km) WSW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 121.62 miles (195.72 km) NW | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 12 | 159.10 miles (256.05 km) S | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 13 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) ENE | Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) | Constanța, Romania | |
| 14 | 164.51 miles (264.75 km) SSW | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 15 | 179.21 miles (288.41 km) SE | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,327.71 miles (18,230.13 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,995.45 miles (17,695.41 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,962.90 miles (17,643.03 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,953.50 miles (17,627.91 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 10,926.20 miles (17,583.97 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,894.89 miles (17,533.58 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,890.23 miles (17,526.09 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,887.25 miles (17,521.28 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 9 | 10,881.29 miles (17,511.70 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,869.36 miles (17,492.50 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,865.16 miles (17,485.73 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,861.22 miles (17,479.39 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,859.76 miles (17,477.05 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,847.53 miles (17,457.36 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,844.02 miles (17,451.71 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 108.15 miles (174.04 km) NE | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | 177.23 miles (285.23 km) N | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | 195.21 miles (314.16 km) NE | Gweru-Thornhill Air Base (GWE) | Gweru, Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | 224.67 miles (361.56 km) SE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 5 | 231.79 miles (373.02 km) ENE | Masvingo Airport (MVZ) | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | 236.92 miles (381.28 km) NNW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 254.47 miles (409.52 km) NNW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 8 | 254.68 miles (409.87 km) SSW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 9 | 264.79 miles (426.13 km) E | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | 274.11 miles (441.13 km) WNW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 11 | 274.92 miles (442.45 km) NNW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 12 | 289.04 miles (465.16 km) S | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 296.07 miles (476.48 km) SW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 14 | 300.56 miles (483.71 km) SSW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 15 | 303.25 miles (488.04 km) SE | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,245.59 miles (19,707.31 km) ENE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,218.36 miles (19,663.49 km) ENE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,212.63 miles (19,654.27 km) ENE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,211.04 miles (19,651.72 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,210.32 miles (19,650.56 km) E | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,188.69 miles (19,615.75 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,184.32 miles (19,608.72 km) E | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,169.04 miles (19,584.12 km) E | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,150.23 miles (19,553.84 km) E | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,150.10 miles (19,553.65 km) E | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,142.28 miles (19,541.06 km) E | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,089.08 miles (19,455.43 km) E | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,089.08 miles (19,455.43 km) E | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,081.19 miles (19,442.75 km) E | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,079.58 miles (19,440.14 km) E | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |