Nonstop flight route between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,107 miles (or 9,828 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 Plovdiv Airport and Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International 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 Plovdiv Airport and Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Plovdiv Airport (PDV):

• Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Domestic scheduled flights were terminated in 1980, but winter charter flights continue to increase which again leads to a relocation of ground facilities as technical buildings, power supply facilities, air traffic control tower and administrative facilities.
• 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 handled 8,752 passengers last year.
• On 25 December 2009 the first service to a scheduled destination, Moscow, started.
• 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.
• The new passenger terminal building was officially opened on 1 July 2009.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of PDV.
• On 2 May 1962 the airport operations moved to the Graf Ignatievo Airbase north of the city.
• In addition to being known as "Plovdiv Airport", other names for PDV include "Krumovo Airport" and "Летище Пловдив".

Facts about Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB):

• The airport is located 11 km from downtown Brasília.
• In addition to being known as "Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport", another name for BSB is "Aeroporto Internacional de Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek".
• The furthest airport from Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 11,887 miles (19,131 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
• Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport handled 15,665,045 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) is Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) WSW of BSB.
• In 1965 Oscar Niemeyer made a project to Brasília Airport to replace the wooden terminal.
• Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) has 2 runways.