Nonstop flight route between Piešťany, Slovakia and Wichita, Kansas, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from PZY to ICT:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- PZY Airport Information
- ICT Airport Information
- Facts about PZY
- Facts about ICT
- Map of Nearest Airports to PZY
- List of Nearest Airports to PZY
- Map of Furthest Airports from PZY
- List of Furthest Airports from PZY
- Map of Nearest Airports to ICT
- List of Nearest Airports to ICT
- Map of Furthest Airports from ICT
- List of Furthest Airports from ICT
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Piešťany Airport (PZY), Piešťany, Slovakia and Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,279 miles (or 8,496 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 Piešťany Airport and Wichita Mid-Continent 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 Piešťany Airport and Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PZY / LZPP |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Piešťany, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°37'30"N by 17°49'42"E |
| Area Served: | Piešťany, Slovakia |
| Operator/Owner: | Slovak Airports Association |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 545 feet (166 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PZY |
| More Information: | PZY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ICT / KICT |
| Airport Name: | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport |
| Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°38'59"N by 97°25'59"W |
| Area Served: | Southern Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Wichita |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1333 feet (406 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ICT |
| More Information: | ICT Maps & Info |
Facts about Piešťany Airport (PZY):
- Piešťany Airport (PZY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Kunovice Airport (UHE), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of PZY.
- In addition to being known as "Piešťany Airport", another name for PZY is "Letisko Piešťany".
- The furthest airport from Piešťany Airport (PZY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Piešťany Airport's relatively low elevation of 545 feet, planes can take off or land at Piešťany 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.
Facts about Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT):
- The furthest airport from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,746 miles (17,294 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) is McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of ICT.
- On December 13, 2013, Terry Lee Loewen, an avionics technician, was arrested for attempting to bomb the airport.
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) has 3 runways.
- The original terminal was eventually acquired by the City of Wichita in 1980.
- Gate 9, not used by any airline for several years, due to its smaller size and lack of a boarding bridge.
- On March 4, 2014, the Wichita City Council approved changing the name of the airport from Wichita Mid-Continent to Wichita Dwight D.
