Nonstop flight route between Westport, New Zealand and Burgas, Bulgaria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Westport Airport (WSZ), Westport, New Zealand and Burgas Airport (BOJ), Burgas, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,609 miles (or 17,074 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 Westport Airport and Burgas 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 Westport Airport and Burgas Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Westport Airport (WSZ):

• Because of Westport Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Westport 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 furthest airport from Westport Airport (WSZ) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is nearly antipodal to Westport Airport (meaning Westport Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Braga Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Braga, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Westport Airport (WSZ) is Greymouth Airport (GMN), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SSW of WSZ.
• Westport Airport (WSZ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Burgas Airport (BOJ):

• Because of Burgas Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Burgas 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.
• There are domestic and international flights to about 116 destinations in 33 countries, by more than 69 Bulgarian and foreign airlines.
• The Taxi Piazza is located in front of the Arrivals Terminal at Burgas Airport.
• Fraport entered into partnership with Varna-based company BM Star.
• On 27 June 1937 the French company CIDNA, chose the area of Burgas Airport to build a radio station and signed a contract with the Bulgarian government for its use.
• In addition to being known as "Burgas Airport", other names for BOJ include "Bourgas Airport", "Sarafovo Airport" and "Летище Бургас".
• The closest airport to Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of BOJ.
• Burgas Airport has the fourth runway length on the Balkans after Athens Airport, Sofia Airport and Belgrade Airport.
• Burgas Airport handled 235,686 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Burgas Airport (BOJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,230 miles (18,074 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Burgas Airport (BOJ) currently has only 1 runway.