Nonstop flight route between Prague, Czech Republic and between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG), Prague, Czech Republic and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,252 miles (or 6,843 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 Prague Vaclav Havel Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 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 Prague Vaclav Havel Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRG / LKPR |
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Location: | Prague, Czech Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°6'2"N by 14°15'35"E |
Area Served: | Prague, Czech Republic |
Operator/Owner: | Letiště Praha |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRG |
More Information: | PRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWI / KBWI |
Airport Name: | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport |
Location: | between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°10'31"N by 76°40'5"W |
Area Served: | Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area |
Operator/Owner: | Maryland Aviation Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWI |
More Information: | BWI Maps & Info |
Facts about Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG):
- Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) has 3 runways.
- Other awards were granted for modernisation during individual airport development phases.
- In addition the Civil Aviation Authority also has its head office on the airport property.
- Prague Vaclav Havel Airport handled 10,974,196 passengers last year.
- It will be over 3,500 metres long.
- In addition to being known as "Prague Vaclav Havel Airport", another name for PRG is "Letiště Václava Havla Praha".
- The furthest airport from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,771 miles (18,944 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The construction of a railway connection between the airport and Prague city centre is also in the planning stage.
- The closest airport to Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) is Vodochody Airport (VOD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of PRG.
Facts about Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):
- The airport's cargo concourse covers a 395,000 sq ft area.
- The furthest airport from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- BWI is currently the busiest airport within the Baltimore–Washington area with 11,067,317 boardings in 2011.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Tipton Airport (FME), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of BWI.
- The airport has been a backdrop in numerous films, including The Silence of the Lambs, Goldfinger, Broadcast News, and Twelve Monkeys.
- The passenger terminal renovation program was complete in 1979, the most dramatic work of the airport's modernization, which was designed by DMJM along with Peterson & Brickbauer.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport handled 22,391,785 passengers last year.
- Planning for a new airport on 3,200 acres to serve the Baltimore/Washington area began just after the end of World War II.
- Because of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall 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.