Nonstop flight route between Varna, Bulgaria and Pretoria, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), Varna, Bulgaria and Wonderboom Airport (PRY), Pretoria, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,760 miles (or 7,660 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 Wonderboom 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 Varna Airport Aksakovo and Wonderboom Airport. 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: | PRY / FAWB |
Airport Name: | Wonderboom Airport |
Location: | Pretoria, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°39'12"S by 28°13'27"E |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pretoria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4095 feet (1,248 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRY |
More Information: | PRY Maps & Info |
Facts about Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR):
- There are domestic and international flights to about 75 destinations in 29 countries, more than 65 Bulgarian and foreign airlines.
- The taxi piazza are located in front of Terminal 1 "Departures".
- 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.
- Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Varna Airport Aksakovo", another name for VAR is "Летище Варна Аксаково".
- The closest airport to Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Burgas Airport (BOJ), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) SSW of VAR.
- There are domestic and international flights to about 70 destinations in 25 countries, with Bulgarian and foreign airlines.
- 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.
- Terminal 2 started operations as of 18 August 2013.
- Varna Airport Aksakovo handled 132,000 passengers last year.
- The terminal was designed by London based architecture firm Pascall+Watson.
- On 24 May 2013, Air VIA flight 502 from Leipzig to Varna overshot the runway at Varna Airport after touchdown.
Facts about Wonderboom Airport (PRY):
- Because of Wonderboom Airport's high elevation of 4,095 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PRY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PRY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In 1965, the airport was extensively extended, with a new terminal building and hangars being constructed as well as the runway being extended.
- Wonderboom Airport (PRY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Wonderboom Airport (PRY) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Wonderboom Airport (meaning Wonderboom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Wonderboom Airport (PRY) is Grand Central Airport (GCJ), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of PRY.