Nonstop flight route between Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro and Decatur, Alabama, United States:
Departure Airport:
(42°21'33"N by 19°15'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W)
Distance from TGD to DCU:
5,366.36 miles (8,636.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Podgorica Airport (TGD), Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro and Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU), Decatur, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,366 miles (or 8,636 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 Podgorica Airport and Pryor Field Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGD / LYPG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°21'33"N by 19°15'6"E |
| Area Served: | Podgorica, Montenegro |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports of Montenegro |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGD |
| More Information: | TGD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCU / KDCU |
| Airport Name: | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Location: | Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°39'15"N by 86°56'43"W |
| Area Served: | Decatur, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Decatur/Athens Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 592 feet (180 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCU |
| More Information: | DCU Maps & Info |
Facts about Podgorica Airport (TGD):
- Airport is located in Zeta Plain, near the town of Golubovci.
- On April 23, 2003, the ownership of the airport was transferred from Jat Airways to Airports of Montenegro Public Company, owned by Government of Montenegro.
- The improved taxiway system allowed for wide-body aircraft to be serviced at the airport.
- History of civil aviation in Podgorica began on May 26, 1928, when Aeroput Potez 29/2 landed on the Podgorica airfield, a small airfield with grass runway, located near the site of today's Podgorica Rail Station.
- Podgorica Airport is a public international airport, but shares the main runway with Podgorica's military airbase.
- In addition to being known as "Podgorica Airport", another name for TGD is "Аеродром Подгорица".
- The closest airport to Podgorica Airport (TGD) is Tivat Airport (TIV), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of TGD.
- Šipčanik complex consisted of an underground aircraft shelter tunneled into the eponymous hill, and adjacent narrow 08/26 runway, which could be used to scramble the jets stored in the shelter.
- Because of Podgorica Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Podgorica 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 Podgorica Airport (TGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport has ICAO classification 4E ILS Cat I.
- Podgorica Airport (TGD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU):
- Because of Pryor Field Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 592 feet, planes can take off or land at Pryor Field Regional 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 Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,180 miles (17,992 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Decatur and south of Athens, in Limestone County, Alabama, United States.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 6,107 x 100 ft.
- Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer.
- The closest airport to Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) E of DCU.
- Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.16 miles (43.71 km) W | Tivat Airport (TIV) | Tivat, Montenegro |     |
| 2 | 45.40 miles (73.06 km) NE | Dolac Airport (IVG) | Berane, Montenegro | |
| 3 | 52.04 miles (83.75 km) WNW | Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) | Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia | |
| 4 | 52.33 miles (84.21 km) N | Žabljak Airport (ZBK) | Žabljak, Montenegro | |
| 5 | 69.58 miles (111.98 km) SSE | Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) | Tirana, Albania | |
| 6 | 92.11 miles (148.23 km) E | Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 7 | 95.64 miles (153.92 km) NW | Mostar International Airport (OMO) | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 8 | 108.71 miles (174.96 km) NNE | Užice-Ponikve Airport (UZC) | Užice, Serbia | |
| 9 | 111.39 miles (179.26 km) NNW | Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 10 | 111.97 miles (180.20 km) SE | Ohrid Airport (OHD) | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | |
| 11 | 124.71 miles (200.70 km) ESE | Skopje Airport (SKP) | Skopje, Macedonia | |
| 12 | 135.60 miles (218.22 km) SSW | Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) | Brindisi, Italy | |
| 13 | 145.21 miles (233.69 km) WNW | Bol Airport (BWK) | Bol, Croatia | |
| 14 | 147.43 miles (237.27 km) N | Tuzla International Airport (TZL) | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 15 | 148.09 miles (238.32 km) ENE | Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) | Niš, Serbia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,639.00 miles (18,731.11 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,293.75 miles (18,175.48 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,254.86 miles (18,112.90 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,221.64 miles (18,059.43 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,217.94 miles (18,053.47 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,206.67 miles (18,035.34 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,199.15 miles (18,023.24 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,196.09 miles (18,018.32 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,184.06 miles (17,998.96 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,180.78 miles (17,993.68 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,178.95 miles (17,990.73 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,170.11 miles (17,976.50 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,157.36 miles (17,955.98 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,140.01 miles (17,928.06 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,135.84 miles (17,921.36 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.75 miles (15.69 km) E | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 2 | 14.90 miles (23.98 km) E | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 35.39 miles (56.96 km) NE | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) W | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 63.59 miles (102.34 km) NNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 63.86 miles (102.77 km) NE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 67.85 miles (109.19 km) SE | Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (GAD) | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) NNE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 9 | 70.49 miles (113.44 km) ENE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 70.57 miles (113.57 km) WSW | Marion County - Rankin Fite Airport (HAB) | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 76.14 miles (122.53 km) S | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 82.06 miles (132.06 km) ENE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 85.51 miles (137.62 km) SSE | St. Clair County Airport (PLR) | Pell City, Alabama, United States | |
| 14 | 86.47 miles (139.16 km) NNW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 90.74 miles (146.03 km) SE | Talladega Municipal Airport (ASN) | Talladega, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,179.89 miles (17,992.25 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,160.27 miles (17,960.66 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,140.94 miles (17,929.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,128.73 miles (17,909.90 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,124.24 miles (17,902.69 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,122.62 miles (17,900.07 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,110.85 miles (17,881.13 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,104.61 miles (17,871.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,103.33 miles (17,869.03 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,097.40 miles (17,859.49 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,074.48 miles (17,822.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,050.67 miles (17,784.29 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,041.81 miles (17,770.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,035.79 miles (17,760.33 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,032.55 miles (17,755.12 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |