Nonstop flight route between Vienna, Austria and Blackstone, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vienna International Airport (VIE), Vienna, Austria and Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT), Blackstone, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,560 miles (or 7,339 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 Vienna International Airport and Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson 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 Vienna International Airport and Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Vienna International Airport (VIE):

• Originally built as a military airport in 1938, and used during World War II as the Heinkel firm's southern military aircraft design and production complex, or Heinkel-Süd facility, it was taken over by the British in 1945.
• In addition to being known as "Vienna International Airport", another name for VIE is "Flughafen Wien-Schwechat".
• The furthest airport from Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Vienna International Airport is the international airport of Vienna, the capital of Austria.
• The airport lies directly adjacent to motorway A4 which leads from central Vienna to Budapest.
• Because of its constant growth in passenger numbers and freight Austria's biggest airport is undergoing major construction works with several new and extensively adapted buildings since 2004.
• Vienna International Airport (VIE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Vienna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Vienna International 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 closest airport to Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Bratislava Airport (BTS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of VIE.

Facts about Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT):

• The closest airport to Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) is Richmond International Airport (RIC), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of BKT.
• Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson 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.
• During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
• The furthest airport from Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.