Nonstop flight route between Košice, Slovakia and West Lafayette, Indiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(48°39'47"N by 21°14'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°24'43"N by 86°56'12"W)
Distance from KSC to LAF:
4,887.61 miles (7,865.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Košice International Airport (KSC), Košice, Slovakia and Purdue University Airport (LAF), West Lafayette, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,888 miles (or 7,866 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 Košice International Airport and Purdue University 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 Košice International Airport and Purdue University Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSC / LZKZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Košice, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°39'47"N by 21°14'27"E |
| Area Served: | Košice, Slovakia |
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Košice - Airport Košice, a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 755 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSC |
| More Information: | KSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAF / KLAF |
| Airport Name: | Purdue University Airport |
| Location: | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°24'43"N by 86°56'12"W |
| Area Served: | Lafayette, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Purdue University |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 606 feet (185 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAF |
| More Information: | LAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Košice International Airport (KSC):
- Because of Košice International Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Košice 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.
- Construction of today's airport began in 1950 near the suburb of Barca.
- Košice International Airport (KSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Košice International Airport (KSC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,530 miles (18,555 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Košice International Airport (KSC) is Miskolc Airport (MCQ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of KSC.
- In addition to being known as "Košice International Airport", another name for KSC is "Medzinárodné letisko Košice".
Facts about Purdue University Airport (LAF):
- The airport covers an area of 527 acres at an elevation of 606 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NW of LAF.
- Purdue University Airport (LAF) has 2 runways.
- Purdue University Airport also had its own airline, Purdue Airlines in the 1960s and 1970s.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,959 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,518 enplanements in 2009, and 1,405 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Purdue University Airport (LAF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Purdue University Airport's relatively low elevation of 606 feet, planes can take off or land at Purdue University 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.
- FedEx donated a 727 to Purdue, which is taxied through the airport every once in a while.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.78 miles (67.24 km) SSW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary |     |
| 2 | 53.57 miles (86.22 km) WNW | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 3 | 82.95 miles (133.49 km) SSE | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 4 | 96.19 miles (154.80 km) W | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 5 | 100.67 miles (162.02 km) SE | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 6 | 105.92 miles (170.45 km) NNE | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 7 | 117.24 miles (188.68 km) SSE | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 8 | 117.67 miles (189.38 km) NNW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 9 | 123.84 miles (199.30 km) ESE | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 10 | 124.51 miles (200.37 km) SW | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 11 | 125.53 miles (202.03 km) WNW | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 145.96 miles (234.90 km) NE | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 155.80 miles (250.73 km) W | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 14 | 157.60 miles (253.63 km) E | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 158.21 miles (254.62 km) NW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,529.58 miles (18,555.02 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,092.33 miles (17,851.33 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,082.24 miles (17,835.09 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,078.62 miles (17,829.27 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,057.92 miles (17,795.95 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,057.24 miles (17,794.85 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,051.07 miles (17,784.92 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,040.56 miles (17,768.01 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,024.33 miles (17,741.90 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,022.64 miles (17,739.18 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.92 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,015.19 miles (17,727.19 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,014.76 miles (17,726.50 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,002.52 miles (17,706.80 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,998.07 miles (17,699.63 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.18 miles (56.62 km) NW | Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) | Kentland, Indiana, United States | |
| 2 | 37.70 miles (60.67 km) WSW | Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) | Danville, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) NNW | Jasper County Airport (RNZ) | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 44.31 miles (71.32 km) ENE | Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS) | Peru, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 46.84 miles (75.38 km) E | Kokomo Municipal Airport (OKK) | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 58.82 miles (94.67 km) SE | Indianapolis International Airport (IND) | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 60.01 miles (96.57 km) NE | Fulton County Airport (RCR) | Rochester, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 65.88 miles (106.03 km) NW | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 66.32 miles (106.73 km) E | Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ) | Marion, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 69.23 miles (111.41 km) SSW | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 72.07 miles (115.98 km) N | Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 72.89 miles (117.30 km) ESE | Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) | Anderson, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 73.75 miles (118.69 km) NNE | Plymouth Municipal Airport (PLY) | Plymouth, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 75.30 miles (121.18 km) WSW | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States | |
| 15 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) ESE | Pope Field (GFD) | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,147.75 miles (17,940.52 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,124.78 miles (17,903.55 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,104.44 miles (17,870.82 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,100.77 miles (17,864.92 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,060.95 miles (17,800.82 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,047.06 miles (17,778.47 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,037.15 miles (17,762.53 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,037.03 miles (17,762.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,020.06 miles (17,735.03 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,009.29 miles (17,717.69 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,973.64 miles (17,660.32 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,945.09 miles (17,614.37 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,928.26 miles (17,587.28 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,921.42 miles (17,576.28 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,889.99 miles (17,525.70 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |