Nonstop flight route between Wrangell, Alaska, United States and Budapest, Hungary:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wrangell Airport (WRG), Wrangell, Alaska, United States and Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD), Budapest, Hungary would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,072 miles (or 8,163 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 Wrangell Airport and Budapest Ferenc Liszt International 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 Wrangell Airport and Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wrangell Airport (WRG):

• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,601 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 10,790 enplanements in 2009, and 10,882 in 2010.
• Because of Wrangell Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Wrangell 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 Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of WRG.
• Wrangell Airport (WRG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Wrangell Airport (WRG) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,572 miles (17,015 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
• Wrangell Airport has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,999 by 150 feet.

Facts about Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD):

• In addition to being known as "Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport", another name for BUD is "Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér".
• In the wake of the collapse of Malév, Ryanair announced that it would expand its flights to Liszt airport.
• Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Magyar Légiforgalmi Vállalat was established on 25 November 1954.
• Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled 8,520,880 passengers last year.
• In 1993, Malév launched the airport's first Hungarian overseas flight, to New York.
• In January 2002, in lieu of the liquidated Aviation and Airport Directorate, two new organisations were established.
• The closest airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) is Sliač Airport (SLD), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) N of BUD.
• Because of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Budapest Ferenc Liszt 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.