Nonstop flight route between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Kulik Lake, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(42°4'4"N by 24°51'52"E)
Arrival Airport:
(58°58'54"N by 155°7'17"W)
Distance from PDV to LKK:
5,454.94 miles (8,778.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Kulik Lake Airport (LKK), Kulik Lake, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,455 miles (or 8,779 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 Kulik Lake 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 Kulik Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PDV / LBPD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'4"N by 24°51'52"E |
| Area Served: | Plovdiv |
| Operator/Owner: | Letishte Plovdiv EAD |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 597 feet (182 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PDV |
| More Information: | PDV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKK / PAKL |
| Airport Name: | Kulik Lake Airport |
| Location: | Kulik Lake, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°58'54"N by 155°7'17"W |
| Area Served: | Kulik Lake, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Operator/Owner: | Katmai National Park |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 717 feet (219 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LKK |
| More Information: | LKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Plovdiv Airport (PDV):
- On 25 December 2009 the first service to a scheduled destination, Moscow, started.
- Plovdiv Airport handled 8,752 passengers last year.
- Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 18 December 1982 the first aircraft TU-134 arrived, a charter flight from Amsterdam, the beginning of a new era for Plovdiv Airport.
- 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.
- Next to the airbase is the only functional aviation museum in Bulgaria.
- The closest airport to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of PDV.
Facts about Kulik Lake Airport (LKK):
- Kulik Lake Airport has one runway designated 6/24 which has a gravel surface measuring 4,350 by 110 feet.
- The furthest airport from Kulik Lake Airport (LKK) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,709 miles (17,235 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Because of Kulik Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 717 feet, planes can take off or land at Kulik Lake 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 Kulik Lake Airport (LKK) is Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) N of LKK.
- Kulik Lake Airport (LKK) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.75 miles (60.75 km) E | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria |     |
| 2 | 45.74 miles (73.60 km) ENE | Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 80.62 miles (129.75 km) ENE | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 80.77 miles (129.99 km) S | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 5 | 86.04 miles (138.47 km) WNW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 86.41 miles (139.06 km) NNE | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 101.02 miles (162.58 km) SE | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 8 | 127.60 miles (205.36 km) NNE | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 9 | 139.42 miles (224.37 km) SSE | Gökçeada Airport (GKD) | Gökçeada, Turkey | |
| 10 | 139.79 miles (224.96 km) ENE | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 145.27 miles (233.79 km) SW | Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia" (SKG) | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| 12 | 149.86 miles (241.17 km) S | Lemnos International Airport (LXS) | Lemnos, Greece | |
| 13 | 156.19 miles (251.36 km) SSE | Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) | Çanakkale, Turkey | |
| 14 | 163.07 miles (262.43 km) NNW | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| 15 | 166.36 miles (267.74 km) W | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,354.64 miles (18,273.47 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,062.71 miles (17,803.67 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,033.83 miles (17,757.19 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,008.07 miles (17,715.72 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,969.84 miles (17,654.20 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 10,967.64 miles (17,650.67 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,936.81 miles (17,601.05 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,930.12 miles (17,590.28 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,918.81 miles (17,572.08 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,916.02 miles (17,567.59 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 10,912.56 miles (17,562.01 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,910.57 miles (17,558.82 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,896.26 miles (17,535.79 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,894.18 miles (17,532.45 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,893.87 miles (17,531.94 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.65 miles (42.88 km) N | Big Mountain Air Force Station (BMX) | Big Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 33.15 miles (53.35 km) NNE | Kokhanok Airport (KNK) | Kokhanok, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 36.38 miles (58.54 km) NW | Igiugig Airport (IGG) | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 53.85 miles (86.66 km) N | Iliamna Airport (ILI) | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 58.55 miles (94.23 km) WSW | King Salmon Airport (AKN) | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 62.54 miles (100.65 km) W | Levelock Airport (KLL) | Levelock, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 66.25 miles (106.62 km) NNE | Pedro Bay Airport (PDB) | Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 69.69 miles (112.15 km) N | Nondalton Airport (NNL) | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 69.97 miles (112.60 km) WSW | South Naknek Airport (WSN) | South Naknek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 69.99 miles (112.64 km) WSW | Naknek Airport (NNK) | Naknek, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 85.98 miles (138.37 km) WNW | New Stuyahok Airport (KNW) | New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 87.13 miles (140.23 km) WNW | Ekwok Airport (KEK) | Ekwok, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 89.00 miles (143.24 km) NNE | Port Alsworth Airport (PTA) | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 91.19 miles (146.76 km) NW | Koliganek Airport (KGK) | Koliganek, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 92.45 miles (148.78 km) W | Portage Creek Airport (PCA) | Portage Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,709.33 miles (17,234.95 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,707.37 miles (17,231.80 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,684.73 miles (17,195.37 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,677.50 miles (17,183.72 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,638.89 miles (17,121.59 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,532.92 miles (16,951.05 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,476.90 miles (16,860.90 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,418.91 miles (16,767.57 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,417.58 miles (16,765.42 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,417.49 miles (16,765.28 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,410.78 miles (16,754.48 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,393.26 miles (16,726.29 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,393.21 miles (16,726.21 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,386.60 miles (16,715.57 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,379.32 miles (16,703.86 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |