Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB), Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,294 miles (or 11,738 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 Louisville International Airport and Benazir Bhutto 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 Louisville International Airport and Benazir Bhutto International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):

• The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
• Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville 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.
• Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
• UPS Airlines is currently the airport's largest operator.
• Louisville International Airport is home to the Chautauqua Airlines maintenance complex, capable of holding nine planes, as well as the Compass Airlines main maintenance complex.
• In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
• Until around 1947 Bowman Field was Louisville's main airport.
• Louisville International-Standiford Field covers 1,200 acres at an elevation of 501 feet above mean sea level.
• It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.
• The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.

Facts about Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB):

• The furthest airport from Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,966 miles (19,258 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Due to the ever-growing need for better facilities and services available for passengers, The Government of Pakistan is constructing a new airport in Islamabad.
• The closest airport to Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) is Abbottabad Airport (AAW), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) N of ISB.
• Benazir Bhutto International Airport is the third-largest airport in Pakistan, serving the capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi in the province of Punjab.
• Benazir Bhutto International Airport is a civil and military airport which handles VIPs as well as public scheduled operations for many airlines.
• In addition to being known as "Benazir Bhutto International Airport", other names for ISB include "Islamabad International Airport" and "بینظیر بھٹو بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا".
• The airport has a wide variety of duty-free shops, restaurants, wifi Internet services and souvenir arts and crafts shops.
• Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) currently has only 1 runway.