Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Vienna, Austria:
Departure Airport:
(38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°6'37"N by 16°34'10"E)
Distance from SDF to VIE:
4,810.37 miles (7,741.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Vienna International Airport (VIE), Vienna, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,810 miles (or 7,742 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 Vienna 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 Vienna International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDF / KSDF |
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| Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
| Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
| More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIE / LOWW |
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| Location: | Vienna, Austria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°6'37"N by 16°34'10"E |
| Area Served: | Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Wien AG |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VIE |
| More Information: | VIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Until around 1947 Bowman Field was Louisville's main airport.
- 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.
- UPS Airlines is currently the airport's largest operator.
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
- 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.
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
- Standiford Field was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 on a parcel of land south of Louisville that was found not to have flooded during the Ohio River flood of 1937.
- 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.
Facts about Vienna International Airport (VIE):
- Because of Vienna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Vienna 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.
- Vienna International Airport (VIE) has 2 runways.
- Furthermore there are also buses from the airport to various places in Vienna and to other cities including Bratislava, Budapest and Brno.
- The furthest airport from Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Flughafen Wien AG, one of the few publicly traded airport operators in Europe, was privatised in 1992.
- The underground railway station will be completely expanded to offer space for long-distance trains.
- The airport received Olympic teams as Austria has twice hosted the Winter Olympics.
- In addition to being known as "Vienna International Airport", another name for VIE is "Flughafen Wien-Schwechat".
- The closest airport to Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Bratislava Airport (BTS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of VIE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.43 miles (8.74 km) NE | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.49 miles (36.19 km) SW | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 28.00 miles (45.06 km) SSE | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 35.25 miles (56.73 km) SSW | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 43.06 miles (69.30 km) NNE | Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) | Madison, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 45.10 miles (72.58 km) E | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 7 | 52.68 miles (84.79 km) N | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 53.92 miles (86.78 km) WNW | French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH) | French Lick, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 59.88 miles (96.36 km) NW | Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR) | Bedford, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 62.20 miles (100.10 km) E | Blue Grass Airport (LEX) | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 66.28 miles (106.67 km) W | Huntingburg Airport (HNB) | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 75.65 miles (121.75 km) N | Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) | Columbus, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 79.83 miles (128.48 km) S | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 82.25 miles (132.37 km) NW | Monroe County Airport (BMG) | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 83.53 miles (134.44 km) WSW | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,239.33 miles (18,087.91 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,217.32 miles (18,052.47 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,194.74 miles (18,016.14 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,190.96 miles (18,010.06 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,164.23 miles (17,967.04 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,148.82 miles (17,942.25 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,139.65 miles (17,927.48 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,134.54 miles (17,919.26 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,114.83 miles (17,887.54 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,096.63 miles (17,858.25 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,096.11 miles (17,857.42 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,074.20 miles (17,822.15 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,045.47 miles (17,775.92 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,043.48 miles (17,772.71 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,027.71 miles (17,747.34 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.94 miles (48.18 km) E | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 2 | 67.85 miles (109.20 km) ENE | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 3 | 72.16 miles (116.13 km) N | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 4 | 74.93 miles (120.60 km) NNE | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 93.48 miles (150.43 km) SW | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 6 | 102.17 miles (164.43 km) SSE | Hévíz-Balaton Airport (SOB) | Sármellék, Hungary | |
| 7 | 110.09 miles (177.18 km) W | Linz Airport (LNZ) | Linz, Austria | |
| 8 | 120.03 miles (193.16 km) SSW | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 9 | 121.22 miles (195.08 km) NE | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 10 | 123.21 miles (198.29 km) ENE | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 11 | 130.01 miles (209.23 km) NNE | Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| 12 | 133.32 miles (214.55 km) ESE | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 13 | 136.76 miles (220.10 km) NNW | Pardubice Airport (PED) | Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| 14 | 145.56 miles (234.26 km) SW | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 15 | 163.80 miles (263.61 km) SW | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,745.33 miles (18,902.23 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,302.51 miles (18,189.59 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,298.90 miles (18,183.77 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,292.08 miles (18,172.80 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,275.19 miles (18,145.61 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,273.16 miles (18,142.35 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,267.95 miles (18,133.96 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,258.22 miles (18,118.30 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,241.21 miles (18,090.94 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,240.21 miles (18,089.31 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,233.37 miles (18,078.31 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,227.72 miles (18,069.23 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,225.29 miles (18,065.30 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,218.70 miles (18,054.71 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,212.06 miles (18,044.01 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |