Nonstop flight route between Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) and Warsaw, Poland:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from LED to WRW:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- LED Airport Information
- WRW Airport Information
- Facts about LED
- Facts about WRW
- Map of Nearest Airports to LED
- List of Nearest Airports to LED
- Map of Furthest Airports from LED
- List of Furthest Airports from LED
- Map of Nearest Airports to WRW
- List of Nearest Airports to WRW
- Map of Furthest Airports from WRW
- List of Furthest Airports from WRW
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pulkovo Airport (LED), Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) and Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), Warsaw, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 632 miles (or 1,017 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 relatively short distance between Pulkovo Airport and Historic Centre of Warsaw, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LED / ULLI |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°48'1"N by 30°15'44"E |
| Area Served: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Operator/Owner: | Saint Petersburg City Administration |
| Airport Type: | International |
| Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LED |
| More Information: | LED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRW / |
| Airport Name: | Historic Centre of Warsaw |
| Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°13'58"N by 21°1'1"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRW |
| More Information: | WRW Maps & Info |
Facts about Pulkovo Airport (LED):
- During the Second World War the airport was the frontline in the Nazi Siege of Leningrad.
- The furthest airport from Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,868 miles (17,491 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Pulkovo Airport (LED) is Rzhevka Airport (RVH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of LED.
- Pulkovo Airport (LED) has 2 runways.
- The airport has two main runways.
- Because of Pulkovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Pulkovo 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pulkovo Airport", another name for LED is "Аэропо́рт Пу́лково".
- Originally it was named Shosseynaya Airport, by the name of a nearby railroad station.
- Pulkovo Airport handled 12,854,366 passengers last year.
Facts about Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW):
- Warsaw's palaces, churches and mansions display a richness of color and architectural details.
- The closest airport to Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of WRW.
- After the war, under a Communist regime set up by the conquering Soviets, the "Bricks for Warsaw" campaign was initiated, and large prefabricated housing projects were erected in Warsaw to address the housing shortage, along with other typical buildings of an Eastern Bloc city, such as the Palace of Culture and Science, a gift from the Soviet Union.
- Warsaw is an Alpha– global city, a major international tourist destination and an important economic hub in East-Central Europe.
- The furthest airport from Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Warsaw's name in the Polish language is Warszawa - pronounced Varshava -, means "belonging to Warsz", Warsz being a shortened form of the masculine name of Slavic origin Warcisław.
- Following the repeated violations of the Polish constitution by the Russians, the 1830 November Uprising broke out.
