Nonstop flight route between Abingdon, Virginia, United States and Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro:
Departure Airport:
(36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°21'33"N by 19°15'6"E)
Distance from VJI to TGD:
5,067.72 miles (8,155.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), Abingdon, Virginia, United States and Podgorica Airport (TGD), Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,068 miles (or 8,156 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 Virginia Highlands Airport and Podgorica 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 Virginia Highlands Airport and Podgorica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VJI / KVJI |
| Airport Name: | Virginia Highlands Airport |
| Location: | Abingdon, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'13"N by 82°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Abingdon, Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Virginia Highlands Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2087 feet (636 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VJI |
| More Information: | VJI Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI):
- Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of VJI.
- The furthest airport from Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,454 miles (18,433 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Podgorica Airport (TGD):
- 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.
- Standard runway 36 approach includes spectacular 200° low level steep turn over Lake Skadar to align with the runway, only 524 metres above the water surface.
- It is one of two international airports in Montenegro, the other being Tivat Airport.
- Podgorica Airport (TGD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Podgorica Airport", another name for TGD is "Аеродром Подгорица".
- In early December 1999, the airport was briefly seized by the Army of Yugoslavia in a standoff between the Milošević regime and the Federal Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro after Montenegro tried to control the airport independently from Belgrade.
- The closest airport to Podgorica Airport (TGD) is Tivat Airport (TIV), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of TGD.
- 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.
- Airport was moved to the south of the city, on its present location, in 1961.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.42 miles (40.90 km) SW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States |     |
| 2 | 34.43 miles (55.41 km) NW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) SW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 61.06 miles (98.26 km) ESE | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NE | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 64.34 miles (103.55 km) SSE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) SSE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 81.03 miles (130.40 km) ENE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 82.46 miles (132.71 km) WSW | Morristown Regional Airport (MOR) | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) NNE | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) | Beckley, West Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 90.99 miles (146.44 km) SSW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 96.68 miles (155.60 km) ENE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 101.11 miles (162.73 km) SW | Gatlinburg–Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT) | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 107.73 miles (173.37 km) ESE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 110.89 miles (178.46 km) SE | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,453.58 miles (18,432.71 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,432.30 miles (18,398.46 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,410.72 miles (18,363.73 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,402.27 miles (18,350.13 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,385.31 miles (18,322.83 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,369.23 miles (18,296.95 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,360.44 miles (18,282.80 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,360.01 miles (18,282.12 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,323.95 miles (18,224.08 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,320.59 miles (18,218.68 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,308.24 miles (18,198.80 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,301.85 miles (18,188.51 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,271.79 miles (18,140.13 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,270.70 miles (18,138.39 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,254.05 miles (18,111.59 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |