Nonstop flight route between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,749 miles (or 9,252 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 Tampa 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 Tampa International 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: | TPA / KTPA |
Airport Name: | Tampa International Airport |
Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'32"N by 82°31'59"W |
Area Served: | Tampa, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Hillsborough County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPA |
More Information: | TPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Plovdiv Airport (PDV):
- Plovdiv Airport handled 8,752 passengers last year.
- The beginning of civil aviation at Plovdiv came with the first test flight between Sofia-Plovdiv-Yambol and Burgas early in 1928.
- Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of 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.
- According to British consultants from Airport Strategy & Marketing, which were hired to investigate possibilities for developing new routes, there is big interest from low-cost carriers like Ryanair and Wizz Air.
- 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.
- 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.
- The new passenger terminal building was officially opened on 1 July 2009.
Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):
- Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa 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 closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- During the following decades, the airport was expanded to handle more traffic and additional airlines.
- Phase I of the economy parking garage was completed in November 2005.
- Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.