Nonstop flight route between Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica and Plovdiv, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica and Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,965 miles (or 9,600 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 Tinson Pen Aerodrome 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 Tinson Pen Aerodrome and Plovdiv Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP):

• There are currently no scheduled services to the aerodrome.
• The closest airport to Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) is Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of KTP.
• The furthest airport from Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,889 miles (19,134 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• Because of Tinson Pen Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Tinson Pen Aerodrome 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.
• Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Plovdiv Airport (PDV):

• Plovdiv airport serves the nearby ski resorts of Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets, and therefore serves mainly charter flights, during the winter season from the end of December until March.
• Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 18 December 1982 the first aircraft TU-134 arrived, a charter flight from Amsterdam, the beginning of a new era for Plovdiv Airport.
• The closest airport to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of PDV.
• Plovdiv Airport handled 8,752 passengers last year.
• On 2 October 1947, the regional newspaper "Fatherland Voice" reported that over a period of 45 days 1,500 passengers were carried, noting that the flights were always on time.
• The new passenger terminal building was officially opened on 1 July 2009.
• The beginning of civil aviation at Plovdiv came with the first test flight between Sofia-Plovdiv-Yambol and Burgas early in 1928.
• 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.