Nonstop flight route between Pecos, Texas, United States and Varna, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States and Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), Varna, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,433 miles (or 10,353 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 Pecos Municipal Airport and Varna Airport Aksakovo, 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 Pecos Municipal Airport and Varna Airport Aksakovo. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):

• The airfield was placed on "temporary standby" status on May 1, 1945, and was never again an active military installation.
• The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
• In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".
• Pecos Army Air Field was activated on 11 July 1942 while still under construction.

Facts about Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR):

• In addition to being known as "Varna Airport Aksakovo", another name for VAR is "Летище Варна Аксаково".
• The closest airport to Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Burgas Airport (BOJ), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) SSW of VAR.
• Because of Varna Airport Aksakovo's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Varna Airport Aksakovo 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.
• From 15 October 2011 until 28 February 2012, Varna airport was closed for a reconstruction of the runway.
• On 24 May 2013, Air VIA flight 502 from Leipzig to Varna overshot the runway at Varna Airport after touchdown.
• Varna Airport Aksakovo handled 132,000 passengers last year.
• The history of the airport dates back to 1916 when two sheds for the first hydro-port in Bulgaria were built in the Peinerdzhik area.
• Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• There are domestic and international flights to about 75 destinations in 29 countries, more than 65 Bulgarian and foreign airlines.
• In 2012, the airport handled 1,211,196 passengers, a 4.1% increase compared to 1,163,884 handled in 2011.