Nonstop flight route between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Lijiang City, Yunnan, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), Lijiang City, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,289 miles (or 6,903 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 Lijiang Sanyi 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 Lijiang Sanyi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Plovdiv Airport (PDV):

• 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.
• On 13 September 1965 a new terminal building was opened, and next year an enlarged tarmac was put into use in time for winter season charter traffic.
• The closest airport to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of PDV.
• Due to its location near the popular ski resorts Bansko and Pamporovo, the airport is most active during the winter season.
• Plovdiv Airport handled 8,752 passengers last year.
• The new passenger terminal building was officially opened on 1 July 2009.
• Next to the airbase is the only functional aviation museum in Bulgaria.
• Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Plovdiv Airport", other names for PDV include "Krumovo Airport" and "Летище Пловдив".
• On the west side of the airport is located 24th Helicopter Air Base of the Bulgarian Air Force, with Eurocopter AS 532, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-17 and Bell 206 units.
• 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.

Facts about Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG):

• The closest airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) is Dali Airport (DLU), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) S of LJG.
• In addition to being known as "Lijiang Sanyi Airport", other names for LJG include "丽江三义机场" and "Lìjiāng Sānyì Jīchǎng".
• The airport has one runway numbered 02/20, 3,000 metres in length with turning bases at both ends of the runway.
• The furthest airport from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,871 miles (19,104 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
• Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) currently has only 1 runway.