Nonstop flight route between Jimma, Ethiopia and Varna, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aba Segud Airport (JIM), Jimma, Ethiopia and Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), Varna, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,517 miles (or 4,051 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 Aba Segud Airport and Varna Airport Aksakovo, 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 Aba Segud Airport and Varna Airport Aksakovo. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Aba Segud Airport (JIM):

• In addition to being known as "Aba Segud Airport", another name for JIM is "Jimma Airport".
• The closest airport to Aba Segud Airport (JIM) is Gore Airport (GOR), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) WNW of JIM.
• Aba Segud Airport (JIM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Aba Segud Airport (JIM) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Aba Segud Airport (meaning Aba Segud Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,117 miles (19,500 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Aba Segud Airport's high elevation of 5,587 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JIM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JIM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.

Facts about Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR):

• Currently, Varna Airport is subject to heavy traffic with the growing tourism industry in Bulgaria and is in need of major investments to modernize, expand and handle projected passenger traffic.
• In addition to being known as "Varna Airport Aksakovo", another name for VAR is "Летище Варна Аксаково".
• Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Varna Airport Aksakovo's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Varna Airport Aksakovo 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.
• The closest airport to Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Burgas Airport (BOJ), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) SSW of VAR.
• The Airport Bus stop to Varna and nearby resorts is located just outside Terminal 2.
• Varna Airport Aksakovo handled 132,000 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The history of the airport dates back to 1916 when two sheds for the first hydro-port in Bulgaria were built in the Peinerdzhik area.
• On 24 May 2013, Air VIA flight 502 from Leipzig to Varna overshot the runway at Varna Airport after touchdown.