Nonstop flight route between Varna, Bulgaria and Minot, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), Varna, Bulgaria and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,394 miles (or 8,680 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 Varna Airport Aksakovo and Minot Air Force Base, 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 Varna Airport Aksakovo and Minot Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAR / LBWN |
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Location: | Varna, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°13'54"N by 27°49'29"E |
Area Served: | Varna |
Operator/Owner: | Fraport Twin Star Airport Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAR |
More Information: | VAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIB / KMIB |
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Location: | Minot, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°24'56"N by 101°21'29"W |
View all routes: | Routes from MIB |
More Information: | MIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR):
- The terminal was designed by London based architecture firm Pascall+Watson.
- The closest airport to Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Burgas Airport (BOJ), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) SSW of VAR.
- Currently, Varna Airport is subject to heavy traffic with the growing tourism industry in Bulgaria and is in need of major investments to modernize, expand and handle projected passenger traffic.
- Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Varna Airport Aksakovo's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Varna Airport Aksakovo 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.
- In 2012, the airport handled 1,211,196 passengers, a 4.1% increase compared to 1,163,884 handled in 2011.
- Varna Airport Aksakovo handled 132,000 passengers last year.
- The parking of Varna Airport is located front of Terminal 1.
- In addition to being known as "Varna Airport Aksakovo", another name for VAR is "Летище Варна Аксаково".
- The furthest airport from Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):
- Originally opened in 1957 as an Air Defense Command base, Minot AFB became a major Strategic Air Command base in the early 1960s, with both nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles and manned bombers and aerial refueling aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In July 1968, the 450th Bombardment Wing and 455th Strategic Missile Wing were inactivated, being from Travis AFB, California, when jurisdiction of Travis was assumed by the Military Airlift Command and the 91st Strategic Missile Wing from Glasgow AFB, Montana, when it closed.
- The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
- The 91st Maintenance Group is the maintenance backbone of the 91st Missile Wing, originally activated as the 91st Maintenance and Supply Group on 10 November 1948.
- Following the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81, SAC tasked the former 57th Air Division to organize the Strategic Projection Force.
- In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
- The 91st Operations Group is the operational backbone of the 91st Missile Wing, with its mission to defend the United States with safe and secure Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles – ready to immediately put bombs on target.
- The ADC 32d Fighter Group was the first operational unit at Minot, with its 433d Fighter-Interceptor squadron.