Nonstop flight route between Ogden, Utah, United States and Burgas, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States and Burgas Airport (BOJ), Burgas, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,127 miles (or 9,860 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 Hill Air Force Base and Burgas 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 Hill Air Force Base and Burgas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):

• Hill Air Force Base traces its origins back to the ill-fated U.S.
• Starting in 1944, Hill Field was utilized for the long-term storage of surplus airplanes and their support equipment, including outmoded P-40 Tomahawks and P-40 Warhawks which had been removed from combat service and replaced by newer and better warplanes.
• The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
• During the Korean War, Hill AFB was assigned a major share of the Air Materiel Command's logistical effort to support the combat in Korea.
• The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
• One of the survivors of the attack, Cortney Naisbitt, later trained in computers and worked at Hill Air Force Base.

Facts about Burgas Airport (BOJ):

• The furthest airport from Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,230 miles (18,074 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Burgas Airport, and also known as Sarafovo Airport is an airport in southeast Bulgaria and the second largest airport in the country.
• On 29 June 1947, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines began domestic flights between Burgas, Plovdiv and Sofia, using Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft.
• Fraport entered into partnership with Varna-based company BM Star.
• Burgas airport has been subject to heavy traffic following the growing tourism industry in Bulgaria and was in need of major investments to expand and handle projected passenger traffic.
• Because of Burgas Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Burgas 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.
• Burgas Airport (BOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of BOJ.
• On 18 July 2012 a bomb exploded on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourists at the Burgas Airport.
• The Taxi Piazza is located in front of the Arrivals Terminal at Burgas Airport.
• Burgas Airport handled 235,686 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Burgas Airport", other names for BOJ include "Bourgas Airport", "Sarafovo Airport" and "Летище Бургас".