Nonstop flight route between Pardubice, Czech Republic and Galveston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(50°0'47"N by 15°44'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Distance from PED to GLS:
5,512.68 miles (8,871.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pardubice Airport (PED), Pardubice, Czech Republic and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,513 miles (or 8,872 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 Pardubice Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston, 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 Pardubice Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PED / LKPD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°0'47"N by 15°44'18"E |
| Area Served: | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Operator/Owner: | EBA a. s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 741 feet (226 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PED |
| More Information: | PED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Pardubice Airport (PED):
- Pardubice Airport handled 125 passengers last year.
- Since 1950 the airport was used only for the military.
- The closest airport to Pardubice Airport (PED) is Vodochody Airport (VOD), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) WNW of PED.
- Because of Pardubice Airport's relatively low elevation of 741 feet, planes can take off or land at Pardubice 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.
- Pardubice Airport (PED) currently has only 1 runway.
- Pardubice Airport is a military airport permitted to handle international civil air traffic in the city of Pardubice, Czech Republic.
- During the 1990s the military role of the airport gradually declined.
- In addition to being known as "Pardubice Airport", another name for PED is "Letiště Pardubice".
- The furthest airport from Pardubice Airport (PED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,721 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- The Field was primarily used for replacement crew gunnery training by the 407th Fighter-Bomber Group, with targets being towed to the gunnery range at nearby Oyster Bay.
- The Lone Star Flight Museum is located at the airport and boasts a large collection of flying antique military aircraft as well as the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame.
- Scholes International Airport covers an area of 966 acres at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the offshore oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
- GLS is an airport with air traffic control 12 hours a day, with direct clearance delivery service to Houston TRACON after the tower is closed.
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.16 miles (98.43 km) WNW | Vodochody Airport (VOD) | Vodochody, Czech republic |     |
| 2 | 65.87 miles (106.00 km) W | Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 3 | 73.35 miles (118.04 km) SE | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 4 | 90.56 miles (145.75 km) NNE | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| 5 | 102.19 miles (164.45 km) SE | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 6 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) E | Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 7 | 116.08 miles (186.82 km) NW | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 8 | 125.80 miles (202.45 km) W | Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | |
| 9 | 133.99 miles (215.64 km) W | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 10 | 134.38 miles (216.27 km) SE | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 11 | 136.76 miles (220.10 km) SSE | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 12 | 139.54 miles (224.57 km) ESE | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 13 | 139.86 miles (225.08 km) NNW | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 14 | 141.57 miles (227.84 km) SSW | Linz Airport (LNZ) | Linz, Austria | |
| 15 | 143.76 miles (231.36 km) SSE | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,720.59 miles (18,862.41 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,285.64 miles (18,162.44 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,267.30 miles (18,132.91 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,265.26 miles (18,129.63 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,264.29 miles (18,128.07 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,261.85 miles (18,124.14 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,256.58 miles (18,115.67 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,255.67 miles (18,114.20 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,255.45 miles (18,113.84 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,240.36 miles (18,089.56 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,237.76 miles (18,085.38 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,236.77 miles (18,083.79 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,228.52 miles (18,070.51 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,225.93 miles (18,066.34 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,215.85 miles (18,050.12 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |