Nonstop flight route between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Praslin Island, Seychelles:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Praslin Island Airport (PRI), Praslin Island, Seychelles would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,744 miles (or 6,025 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 Praslin Island 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 Praslin Island 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):

• On 25 December 2009 the first service to a scheduled destination, Moscow, started.
• 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.
• The beginning of civil aviation at Plovdiv came with the first test flight between Sofia-Plovdiv-Yambol and Burgas early in 1928.
• The new passenger terminal building was officially opened on 1 July 2009.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Plovdiv Airport handled 8,752 passengers last year.

Facts about Praslin Island Airport (PRI):

• The closest airport to Praslin Island Airport (PRI) is Frégate Island Airport (FRK), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SE of PRI.
• In addition to being known as "Praslin Island Airport", another name for PRI is "FSPP".
• Praslin Island Airport (PRI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Praslin Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Praslin Island 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 Praslin Island Airport (PRI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,032 miles (17,755 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Values as from 2003 for traffic between Mahé and Praslin.