Nonstop flight route between Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,079 miles (or 1,736 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 relatively short distance between Sarajevo International Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJJ / LQSA |
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| Location: | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°49'28"N by 18°19'53"E |
| Area Served: | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Operator/Owner: | Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation (BHDCA) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1708 feet (521 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJJ |
| More Information: | SJJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AER / URSS |
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| Location: | Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'0"N by 39°57'24"E |
| Area Served: | Sochi, Russia |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Sochi International Airport" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AER |
| More Information: | AER Maps & Info |
Facts about Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ):
- On 18 October 2005, Paddy Ashdown, the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, suspended a decision by Bosnian authorities to name the airport after Alija Izetbegović, the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- In addition to being known as "Sarajevo International Airport", other names for SJJ include "Međunarodni aerodrom Sarajevo", "Međunarodna zračna luka Sarajevo" and "Међународни аеродром Сарајево".
- The closest airport to Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) is Mostar International Airport (OMO), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSW of SJJ.
- The furthest airport from Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,701 miles (18,830 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER):
- Because of Sochi International Airport, Russia's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sochi International Airport, Russia 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.
- On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles.
- Sochi International Airport has two artificial runways.
- The airport authority plans to extend the runway up to 3.5 km, with a portion overlapping the Mzymta River at a width of 300 m.
- Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- President Vladimir Putin removed Sochi International Airport from the list of strategic enterprises on 3 May 2006, superseding its previous status under Decree №1009 of 4 August 2004.
- The closest airport to Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SE of AER.
- In addition to being known as "Sochi International Airport, Russia", another name for AER is "Международный Аэропорт Сочи".
