Nonstop flight route between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Praia, Cape Verde:
Departure Airport:
(46°13'27"N by 14°27'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°55'27"N by 23°29'38"W)
Distance from LJU to RAI:
3,075.50 miles (4,949.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), Ljubljana, Slovenia and Praia International Airport (RAI), Praia, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,075 miles (or 4,950 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 Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and Praia International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJU / LJLJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'27"N by 14°27'21"E |
| Area Served: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom Ljubljana, d.d. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1273 feet (388 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LJU |
| More Information: | LJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAI / GVNP |
| Airport Name: | Praia International Airport |
| Location: | Praia, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'27"N by 23°29'38"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Segurança Aérea (ASA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RAI |
| More Information: | RAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU):
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport handled 1,321,100 passengers last year.
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport, also known by its previous name Brnik Airport, is the international airport of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.
- The closest airport to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of LJU.
- Works on the first phase began in early July 2007 to accommodate Slovenia's entry into the Schengen zone in December 2007.
- In 2007, the then centre-right government proposed renaming the airport from Aerodrom Ljubljana to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport.
- The runway of Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport was closed to air traffic in April 2010 during which time, the entire length of the asphalt surface of the runway was renovated, as well as the asphalt surface on some parts of the taxiways.
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,879 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport", another name for LJU is "Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana".
Facts about Praia International Airport (RAI):
- The closest airport to Praia International Airport (RAI) is Maio Airport (MMO), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of RAI.
- Because of Praia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Praia 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.
- The furthest airport from Praia International Airport (RAI) is Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY), which is nearly antipodal to Praia International Airport (meaning Praia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bellona/Anua Airport), and is located 12,103 miles (19,477 kilometers) away in Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands.
- Praia International Airport (RAI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.45 miles (47.40 km) N | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria |     |
| 2 | 54.59 miles (87.85 km) WSW | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 3 | 61.25 miles (98.58 km) ENE | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 4 | 65.82 miles (105.92 km) SW | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 5 | 69.83 miles (112.38 km) S | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 6 | 70.69 miles (113.77 km) NE | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 7 | 84.27 miles (135.62 km) ESE | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 8 | 90.02 miles (144.87 km) W | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 9 | 95.51 miles (153.71 km) SSW | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 10 | 105.67 miles (170.07 km) W | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 11 | 112.77 miles (181.49 km) WSW | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 12 | 114.08 miles (183.60 km) WNW | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| 13 | 114.64 miles (184.49 km) S | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 14 | 115.52 miles (185.91 km) WSW | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 15 | 128.26 miles (206.41 km) NNW | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,878.81 miles (19,117.05 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,450.42 miles (18,427.61 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,434.19 miles (18,401.50 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,430.60 miles (18,395.72 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,408.26 miles (18,359.77 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,402.94 miles (18,351.20 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,398.50 miles (18,344.06 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,376.53 miles (18,308.70 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,373.37 miles (18,303.62 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,370.98 miles (18,299.77 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,368.83 miles (18,296.31 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,364.69 miles (18,289.65 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,355.58 miles (18,274.99 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,350.13 miles (18,266.23 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,332.04 miles (18,237.10 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.59 miles (39.57 km) NE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 57.09 miles (91.87 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 65.90 miles (106.06 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 92.99 miles (149.65 km) NNE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 126.38 miles (203.39 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) NNE | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 167.88 miles (270.18 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 189.82 miles (305.49 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 401.20 miles (645.67 km) E | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 471.30 miles (758.48 km) ESE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 11 | 474.54 miles (763.70 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 12 | 485.14 miles (780.75 km) ESE | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 13 | 500.65 miles (805.72 km) E | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 14 | 510.92 miles (822.24 km) ESE | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 15 | 531.64 miles (855.60 km) ENE | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,102.59 miles (19,477.17 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 12,053.83 miles (19,398.71 km) SE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 12,014.31 miles (19,335.11 km) SSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 11,994.17 miles (19,302.70 km) SSW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 11,987.80 miles (19,292.45 km) SSW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 11,978.18 miles (19,276.96 km) S | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 11,976.06 miles (19,273.55 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 11,964.57 miles (19,255.07 km) S | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 11,959.70 miles (19,247.23 km) SW | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,939.91 miles (19,215.37 km) SW | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 11,927.88 miles (19,196.02 km) SW | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 11,922.31 miles (19,187.05 km) SSW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,921.99 miles (19,186.53 km) SSW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,919.63 miles (19,182.73 km) SW | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 11,914.14 miles (19,173.90 km) S | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |