Nonstop flight route between Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States:
Departure Airport:
(42°22'36"N by 25°39'19"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°2'21"N by 88°16'41"W)
Distance from SZR to CMI:
5,404.48 miles (8,697.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,404 miles (or 8,698 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 Stara Zagora Airport and University of Illinois Willard 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 Stara Zagora Airport and University of Illinois Willard Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZR / LBSZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°22'36"N by 25°39'19"E |
| Area Served: | Stara Zagora |
| Operator/Owner: | Airport Stara Zagora EOOD |
| Elevation: | 643 feet (196 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZR |
| More Information: | SZR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMI / KCMI |
| Airport Name: | University of Illinois Willard Airport |
| Location: | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°2'21"N by 88°16'41"W |
| Area Served: | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMI |
| More Information: | CMI Maps & Info |
Facts about Stara Zagora Airport (SZR):
- In addition to being known as "Stara Zagora Airport", other names for SZR include "Letishte Stara Zagora" and "Летище Стара Загора".
- The closest airport to Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of SZR.
- Because of Stara Zagora Airport's relatively low elevation of 643 feet, planes can take off or land at Stara Zagora 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.
- The furthest airport from Stara Zagora Airport (SZR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,320 miles (18,218 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI):
- The closest airport to University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) is Decatur Airport (DEC), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WSW of CMI.
- University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) has 4 runways.
- Because of University of Illinois Willard Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at University of Illinois Willard 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.
- On January 28, 1998 President Bill Clinton was in Champaign-Urbana for a speaking engagement at Assembly Hall and arrived at Willard Airport on Air Force One.
- The furthest airport from University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,084 miles (17,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport was dedicated on 26 October 1945.
- The terminal has five gates.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.88 miles (44.87 km) S | Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV) | Haskovo, Bulgaria |     |
| 2 | 35.96 miles (57.87 km) E | Bezmer Air Base (JAM) | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria | |
| 3 | 45.74 miles (73.60 km) WSW | Plovdiv Airport (PDV) | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |
| 4 | 53.61 miles (86.28 km) N | Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria | |
| 5 | 93.32 miles (150.18 km) NNE | Ruse Airport (ROU) | Rousse, Bulgaria | |
| 6 | 95.73 miles (154.06 km) E | Burgas Airport (BOJ) | Burgas, Bulgaria | |
| 7 | 106.22 miles (170.95 km) S | Alexandroupolis International Airport (AXD) | Alexandroupolis, Greece | |
| 8 | 114.38 miles (184.08 km) SSW | Kavala International Airport "Alexander The Great" (KVA) | Kavala, Greece | |
| 9 | 116.49 miles (187.47 km) WNW | Sofia Airport Vrazhdebna (SOF) | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 10 | 124.85 miles (200.93 km) ENE | Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 11 | 144.68 miles (232.85 km) SE | Çorlu Airport (TEQ) | Tekirdag, Turkey | |
| 12 | 148.67 miles (239.26 km) N | Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 13 | 150.78 miles (242.65 km) S | Gökçeada Airport (GKD) | Gökçeada, Turkey | |
| 14 | 153.14 miles (246.46 km) N | Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) | Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania | |
| 15 | 159.80 miles (257.17 km) SSE | Çanakkale Airport (CKZ) | Çanakkale, Turkey | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,320.08 miles (18,217.85 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,048.08 miles (17,780.12 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,006.80 miles (17,713.69 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 10,967.40 miles (17,650.27 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,939.94 miles (17,606.08 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 10,928.06 miles (17,586.96 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,895.73 miles (17,534.94 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,892.49 miles (17,529.72 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,890.25 miles (17,526.12 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 10 | 10,880.43 miles (17,510.31 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,872.43 miles (17,497.44 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,869.81 miles (17,493.22 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,867.57 miles (17,489.61 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 10,858.68 miles (17,475.31 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,856.16 miles (17,471.25 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.19 miles (55.02 km) WSW | Decatur Airport (DEC) | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| 2 | 37.72 miles (60.70 km) ENE | Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) | Danville, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 38.77 miles (62.39 km) S | Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) | Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 45.24 miles (72.81 km) NW | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 65.63 miles (105.63 km) SE | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 66.86 miles (107.60 km) NE | Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) | Kentland, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 74.83 miles (120.43 km) NNE | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 75.30 miles (121.18 km) ENE | Purdue University Airport (LAF) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 75.38 miles (121.31 km) W | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 77.67 miles (124.99 km) SE | Sullivan County Airport (SIV) | Sullivan, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 85.17 miles (137.07 km) NE | Jasper County Airport (RNZ) | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 86.13 miles (138.61 km) WNW | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) | Peoria, Illinois, United States | |
| 13 | 91.98 miles (148.02 km) SSE | Ed-Air Airport (OTN) | Oaktown, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 95.13 miles (153.09 km) SSE | Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | |
| 15 | 100.87 miles (162.34 km) SSE | O'Neal Airport (OEA) | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,083.92 miles (17,837.80 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,061.18 miles (17,801.20 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,039.25 miles (17,765.90 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,037.54 miles (17,763.16 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,000.46 miles (17,703.48 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,986.07 miles (17,680.33 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,976.39 miles (17,664.74 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,969.73 miles (17,654.02 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,963.47 miles (17,643.94 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,944.07 miles (17,612.72 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,920.51 miles (17,574.81 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,894.80 miles (17,533.44 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,872.65 miles (17,497.79 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,867.84 miles (17,490.04 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,844.34 miles (17,452.22 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |